follow without interruption their art of printing. They were, however, forbid to print initial letters from wood-blocks or to insert wood-cuts in their books, as this would be an infringement on the privileges of the fellowship of wood engravers. Subsequently the wood engravers came to an understanding with Zainer, and agreed that he should print as many initial letters and wood-cuts as he pleased, provided that they engraved them.[IV-18] Whether Schussler came to the same agreement or not is uncertain, as there is no book known to be printed by him of a later date than 1472. It is probable that he is the person,--named John _Schüssler_ in the memorandum printed by Zapf,--of whom Melchior de Stamham in that year bought five presses for the printing-office which he established in his convent of St. Ulric and St. Afra. To John Bämler, who at the same time carried on the business of a printer at Augsburg, no objection appears to have been made. As he was originally a “calligraphus” or ornamental writer, it is probable that he was a member of the wood engravers’ guild, and thus entitled to engrave and print his own works without interruption. [Footnote IV-17: Gunther Zainer was a native of Reutlingen, in Wirtemberg, and was the first printer in Germany who used Roman characters,--in an edition of “Isidori Episcopi Hispalensis Etymologia,” printed by him in 1472. He first began to print at Augsburg in 1468. In 1472 he printed a German translation of the book entitled “Belial,” with wood-cuts. A Latin edition of this book was printed by Schussler in the same year. Von Murr says that Schussler printed another edition of “Belial” in 1477; but this would seem to be a mistake, for Veith asserts in his “Diatribe de Origine et Incrementis Artis Typographicæ in urbe Augusta Vindelica,” prefixed to Zapf’s “Annales,” that Schussler only printed in the years 1470, 1471, and 1472.] [Footnote IV-18: Von Murr, Journal, 2 Theil, S. 144.--Zapf, Buchdruckergeschichte von Augsburg, 1 Band.]