The Book: Its History and DevelopmentDavenport, Cyril
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The Book: Its History and Development
Davenport, Cyril
Bookbinding; Books; Books -- History; Printing -- History
BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS, LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.
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Transcriber’s Notes:
The single footnote has been moved to the end of its chapter.
Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are
mentioned.
Punctuation has been made consistent.
Variations in spelling, hyphenation, and accenting were retained
as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious
typographical errors have been corrected.
p. 62: βυβλοἱ transliterates into English as bubloi.
p. 144: Ναβουχοδονὀσωρ Εσαει ζῆθι transliterates into English as
Nabouchodonosôr Esaei zêthi.
p. 180: βασιλικον Δωρον transliterates into English as basilikon Dôron.
p. 251: Βασιλικον Δωρον transliterates into English as: Basilikon Dôron.
Several Index entries are spelled differently than their targets,
including:
p. 252: Marillier versus Marillien on p. 123 (Marillier, J. P., line)
p. 252: Meissonnier versus Meissonier on p. 115 (Meissonnier, artist,
115)
p. 254: Porrett versus Porret on p. 114 (Porrett, wood engraver)
p. 256: Humanæ versus Humanae on p. 90 (_Speculum, Humanæ
Salvationis_)
p. 256: Simounet versus Simonnet on p. 122 (Simounet, J. B., line)
The following changes were made:
p. 245: page number 122 added (line engraver, 122.)
p. 248: Dupréal was changed to Dupréel (Dupréel, line engraver)
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