The material bearing on the economic history of printing is very scattered. So far as the present writer is aware there is no book on the subject in English. The nearest approach to such a treatment will perhaps be found in the second volume of Mr. George Haven Putnam’s excellent book _Books and Their Makers in the Middle Ages_. Some information may be obtained from Mr. DeVinne’s _Invention of Printing_; _Notable Printers of Italy During the Fifteenth Century_; and _Christopher Plantin and the Plantin-Moretus Museum at Antwerp_. The “Plantin” is a publication of the Grolier Club, but may be found in substance in _The Century_ for June, 1888. Some very excellent historical articles have been published in recent years in _The Inland Printer_ by Mr. Henry L. Bullen and Mr. John Rittenour. The student will do well to examine the files of this and other leading trade journals for some years back and to consult the local librarian for such material as may be found in libraries. SUGGESTIONS TO STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS The following questions, based on the contents of this pamphlet, are intended to serve (1) as a guide to the study of the text, (2) as an aid to the student in putting the information contained into definite statements without actually memorizing the text, (3) as a means of securing from the student a reproduction of the information in his own words. A careful following of the questions by the reader will insure full acquaintance with every part of the text, avoiding the accidental omission of what might be of value. These primers are so condensed that nothing should be omitted. In teaching from these books it is very important that these questions and such others as may occur to the teacher should be made the basis of frequent written work and of final examinations. The importance of written work cannot be overstated. It not only assures knowledge of material but the power to express that knowledge correctly and in good form. If this written work can be submitted to the teacher in printed form it will be doubly useful. QUESTIONS 1. How were industries carried on in the days of Gutenberg? 2. What was the general relation between an apprentice and a master? 3. What was a guild, and what did it do? 4. Did printing fit into this scheme, and why? 5. How was printing regulated, and why? 6. What was the effect of the invention of printing on the manuscript makers? 7. What did the copyists do? 8. What did the illuminators do? 9. What was the attitude of the authorities? 10. What king is especially noted as a patron of printing, and what were some of the things he did? 11. How did he deal with labor troubles in the printing industry? 12. What important edict was issued by King Henry III of France, and on what grounds? 13. How did the early printers deal with typographical errors?