Gutenberg, and the Art of PrintingPearson, Emily C. (Emily Clemens)
History
Gutenberg, and the Art of Printing
Pearson, Emily C. (Emily Clemens)
Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468
Schoeffer admitted to the Firm.--A Grand Project.--How a Bible
was borrowed.--The Early Press.--Processes in Bookmaking.--
Ingenuity of Peter Schoeffer.--Industry of the Firm.--Ink.--
Cast Type.--Three Ingenious Men.--Letter-founding.--Faust
compliments Peter.--The first Printed Page of the Bible.--A
Memorable Year 155
XVI.
Faust’s Discontent.--Conspiracy against Gutenberg.--A Secret
kept.--The Lawsuit.--Gutenberg supplanted.--A New Firm.--
Gutenberg’s Sorrow 168
XVII.
The Story of Faust’s Visit to Paris.--Was it Witchcraft?--
Popular Excitement.--Scene in a Court Room.--Issue of the
Psalter 182
XVIII.
New Friends.--The Nun.--Gutenberg at Work again.--Printing of
the “Balbus de Janua.”--Other Works.--A Curious Record.--
Death of the Great Inventor.--Fadeless Laurels 192
XIX.
Faust and Schoeffer’s Success.--More Books issued.--An Eventful
Year.--Greek Type.--Struck by the Plague.--The Parisians
and Faust’s Descendants.--Schoeffer’s Death.--Testimony
to Gutenberg.--Extension of the Art.--Piety and Chess.--
Education in the Olden Time.--Unveiling the Statue 206
XX.
Peculiarities of the First Printed Books.--Early Printers.--
Piety and Chess.--Education in the Olden Time.--A Great
Enterprise.--Unveiling Gutenberg’s Statue 217
XXI.
Modes of making Type.--Varieties of Type.--Cylindrical
Ink-distributor.--A Modern Printing Establishment.--
Composition Room.--Cases.--Proof-reading 225
XXII.
Type-setting by Machinery.--Its Practicability.--Various
Machines devised.--The Brown Type-setter and Distributer
described.--Simplicity.--Reliability.--Speed 235
XXIII.
Stereotyping.--Plaster Moulds.--Planing and Beveling.--
Correcting Stereotype Plates.--Process of Electrotyping.--The
“Guillotine.”--Ornamenting 247
XXIV.
The Hand-press.--Earl Stanhope’s Press.--Improvements.--
Cylinder Presses.--Press-room.--Drying Room.--Sewing Room.
--Elevator.--Books for the Blind.--Type, Press, and Paper
invented.--Catalogue of Great Exhibition.--Estimate of Rapid
Labor by Machinery 263
XXV.
Time of the Great Invention.--A First Gift.--Discovery of the
Alphabet.--A New Era.--Royal Printers.--Knights of Type
and Pen.--A Mighty Engine.--Gutenberg’s Dream.--The Press
mighty 281
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GUTENBERG,
AND
THE ART OF PRINTING.
I.
Strasbourg and its Cathedral.--Gutenberg’s Early Life.--Civil
Strife.--Romantic Lawsuit.
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