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N ow, would it not have been strange, in a country where fair play is a national motto, if not a single writer had raised his voice in favour of Haerlem and Coster, although every body might be a partisan of Gutenberg and Mentz? Audi alteram partem! Is a most necessary step in the sincere investi gation of truth. It would have been a great scandal if no English bibliographer had taken the trouble of expounding, more fully than had been done hitherto, the facts on which the claims of the citizen of Haerlem to the invention of printing in moveable types are grounded. This task, accepted by Mr. Ottley, has been performed, as the reader will see, with an amount of skill, taste, and conscientious labour which has not been equalled by foreign writers, even directly interested in the glory of the true inventor. The Inquiry concerning the Origin of Printing has the advantage over most of the analogous productions, of being illustrated by numerous engravings, in which are lying before the very eyes of the reader the proof of what is advanced in the book itself, and the means of judging immediately the merit or unworthiness of the argument put forward by the author.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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N ow, would it not have been strange, in a country where fair play is a national motto, if not a single writer had raised his voice in favour of Haerlem and Coster, although every body might be a partisan of Gutenberg and Mentz? Audi alteram partem! Is a most necessary step in the sincere investi gation of truth. It would have been a great scandal if no English bibliographer had taken the trouble of expounding, more fully than had been done hitherto, the facts on which the claims of the citizen of Haerlem to the invention of printing in moveable types are grounded. This task, accepted by Mr. Ottley, has been performed, as the reader will see, with an amount of skill, taste, and conscientious labour which has not been equalled by foreign writers, even directly interested in the glory of the true inventor. The Inquiry concerning the Origin of Printing has the advantage over most of the analogous productions, of being illustrated by numerous engravings, in which are lying before the very eyes of the reader the proof of what is advanced in the book itself, and the means of judging immediately the merit or unworthiness of the argument put forward by the author.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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After the lapse of a quarter of a century, the plates and last five leaves of the present work of the late Mr. W. Y. Ottley having fortunately been discovered, "An Inquiry concerning the Invention of Printing" is now introduced in its complete form to the public, as a worthy companion to the "Inquiry into the Origin and Early History of Engraving," published by the same author, London, 1816, in two volumes 4to. As is shown by the title itself, this new work does not embrace so wide a range as the Origin and Early History of Engraving. Our author does not profess, in this last performance, to exhaust the question of the Origin and Early History of Printing, but only to confine his investigation to the controversy, as it stands, between the rival claims of Haerlem and Mentz, of John Gutenberg and Laurens Coster.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the question of who invented the printing press with movable type, examining supporting evidence for both Johannes Gutenberg and Laurens Coster. The author argues that although Gutenberg's press may have been more advanced, Coster was the first to successfully use movable type, and that the Gutenberg Bible, traditionally considered the first major work of the printing press, was actually preceded by Coster's Speculum Humanae Salvationis. The author concludes that while Gutenberg's contributions cannot be understated, the true inventor of the printing press was, in fact, Coster. This book delves into the rich history of this transformative invention and is considered one of the most thorough and well-documented analyses of the topic. Furthermore, it features over 30 plates and engravings that further illustrate and illuminate the discussion. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781331938545_0
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