Typographia, or, The printers' instructor : including an account of the origin of printing, with biographical notices of the printers of England from Caxton to the close of the sixteenth century, a series of ancient and modern alphabets and Domesday characters, together with an elucidation of every subject connected with the art: PB 339-2003

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Typographia, or, The printers' instructor : including an account of the origin of printing, with biographical notices of the printers of England from Caxton to the close of the sixteenth century, a series of ancient and modern alphabets and Domesday characters, together with an elucidation of every subject connected with the art

Maker(s)

Author: Johnson, John (printer)
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green

Categories

Book

Description

By J. Johnson.

2 v. : ill., ports. ; 13 cm

Place(s) associated

London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1824

Note

Title-pages within architectural border and additional engraved title-pages in both volumes. Bound in brown cloth.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 339-2003
Primary reference Number: 98183
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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