Five Centuries of Book Design: A Survey of Styles in the Columbia Library (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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English books of the fifteenth century were printed in a type that kept close ln appearance to the English book hand of the manuscripts, and showed also a certain influence of Flemish printing. No Roman type was used in England during the entire fifteenth century. Se Book of Fayttes of Arms and of Clzyvolry, printed at Westminster by William Caxton, is a treasure of which the library may be proud.

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