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John Baskerville, Type-Founder and Printer, 1706–1775 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries)

Josiah Henry Benton

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Description:The Baskerville Bible of 1763 is perhaps the most famous work published by Cambridge University Press, and Baskerville's own type punches are among its most treasured possessions. This short biography of John Baskerville (1706 75) was published in 1914 by Josiah Henry Benton (1843 1917), an American lawyer and author. Baskerville, born in Worcestershire, set up as a writing-master and letter-cutter in Birmingham, but later built up a business in 'japanning', the imitation of Japanese lacquer work, from which he made his fortune. He began working as a type-founder and printer around 1750, and made innovations not only in typefaces but also in paper, ink and printing machines. The quality of his books - not only the Bible, but also the Book of Common Prayer, an edition of Virgil, and Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, among others - made them collectors' items: Benton provides an appendix listing his own Baskerville books."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John Baskerville, Type-Founder and Printer, 1706–1775 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries). To get started finding John Baskerville, Type-Founder and Printer, 1706–1775 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Baskerville Bible of 1763 is perhaps the most famous work published by Cambridge University Press, and Baskerville's own type punches are among its most treasured possessions. This short biography of John Baskerville (1706 75) was published in 1914 by Josiah Henry Benton (1843 1917), an American lawyer and author. Baskerville, born in Worcestershire, set up as a writing-master and letter-cutter in Birmingham, but later built up a business in 'japanning', the imitation of Japanese lacquer work, from which he made his fortune. He began working as a type-founder and printer around 1750, and made innovations not only in typefaces but also in paper, ink and printing machines. The quality of his books - not only the Bible, but also the Book of Common Prayer, an edition of Virgil, and Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, among others - made them collectors' items: Benton provides an appendix listing his own Baskerville books."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John Baskerville, Type-Founder and Printer, 1706–1775 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries). To get started finding John Baskerville, Type-Founder and Printer, 1706–1775 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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John Baskerville, Type-Founder and Printer, 1706–1775 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries)

John Baskerville, Type-Founder and Printer, 1706–1775 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries)

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