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HISTORY OF PRINTING.

Lewis Lippoman, bishop of Verona, made choice of her to print his Catena-SS. Patrum in Gene- am, which he linished in Portugal. This edition she performed so mach to his satisfaction, that when he assisted at the Coancil of Trent, he came on purpose to Paris to return her thanks, and prevulea upon her to print likewise his se- cond volume, viz. Catena in Exodum, which she performed with equal beauty and correctness. These, with many other particulars relating to thar admirable woman, may be seen in Cheril- lier's works.

Of other names of Parisian printers, which occur from 1490 to 1500 inclusively, it will be sufficient to mention some of the principal. Those were Denis Roce: Jehan Trepperel, who printed both in his own name, and occasionally in conjunction with Jehan Jehannot; but as Trepperel did not long survive to exercise the art, tne name of his widow (Veuve Trepperel) is far more conspicuous in the annals of the Pari- sian press : Guillaume Eustace, many of whose impressions are curious and estimable : Pierre le Dm: Thielman Kerver distinguished himself much amongst cotemporary printers; especially by his beautiful impressions in red and black, in which he was probably exceeded by none. Un- der his direction, and at his charge, some of the. painted windows which ornament two of the Dnest churches of Paris were designed and exe- cuted : Francois Regnault was probably the last of the series whose commencement was not later than the year 1500. He was also a most indus- trious printer ; and his impressions are numer- ous. The well known device of this artist is an elephant, upon the back of which is placed a cattle, bearing the initials of his name : which appears also in full on a scroll beneath. Jodocus Badius, and Henry Stephens, the elder, both belong to this period ; but a more particular notice will be given of these celebrated printers.

1499. Printing ktroduced into the following places in the course of this year : —

Bamberg, by John Pfeil.

Treguier, in Bretagne, no printer's name.

Montsenat. A very high mountain in Spain, on which is an ancient monastery, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and where John Luchner, printed the Miuide Benedietinwn, in this year.

Tarragona, by John de Rosembach.

1499. Ptallerium: Impremmi apud Westmon- aUerium per me wynandum de worde. Anno dni. meecclxxxxix. xx die Maii. Folio.

First edition of the Psalter printed in Eng- land. It has no title-page, but commences with a calendar on signature a, which is contained in twelve leaves. The first Psalm begins a new series of signatures, which extends to s in oc- taves. At the end of the Psalms, are the hymns of the tiew Testaments and the colophon is given above. On the last page, is Caxton's small de- vice, enclosed by four ornamental head-pieces. The Psalter, however, had been previously printed abroad, by Faust and Schoeffer, in 1457. It was also reprinted in 1459, 1499, &c. ; and in these editions, which are of singular magni-

ficence, the Gregorian musical notes are in- serted. — ^Another edition of this PsaUtr was printed in England in 1502.

1499. The invention of tliat species of engrav- ing distinguished by the appellation of duun. scuro, seems to be claimed by the Germans, ud first practised by Mair ; one of whose prints of this kind is dated this year. The operator tako two, three, or more blocks of wood; the fiist having the outlines cut upon it ; the second is reserved for the darker shadows ; and the third for the shadows which terminate upon the lights; and these are substituted in their turn, etch print receiving an impression from every Mod. This mode of engraving was designed to repre- sent the drawings of the old masters. Maoj excellent works in cfaiaro-scnTO have been pro- duced in France ; and in It^ it was honoiiied with the performances of Titian and Panne- giano ; but the attempts of Jackson, Kirtill, and others in England, have not been eqiudlj successful. A set of excellent prints in this way was published by J. Skippe, esq.; a con- noisseur and dillettanti.

1500. Printing introduced inte the folkiwing places in- the course of this year: —

Cracow, the capital of Poland, by John Haller, who printed Ciceronisad Herennium Shetoricor.

Munich, by John Schobser.

Amsterdam, by D. Pietersoen.

Olmutz, by Conrad Bomgathem.

Pfortzheim,in Suabia, by T. Ansel. Radenas.

Perpignan, by John Rosembach.

Jean, or Gein, no printer's name.

SaviUano,bT Christopher Beyam de Beggiuna and John Glem.

Albia, printer unknown ; the first work w» De Remedio Amoris,AXo. by the celebrated fneas Sylvius, pope Pius II.

Rhenen, no printer's name.

The first work printed ip Moravia, was inthis year ; it is a Treatise against the Waldemes.

Wynkyn de Worde, Richard Pinson, Julian Notary, and John Barbier, commenced the art of printing, and William Wilcock, as a.boobeller, in London, before &e end of this centuiy.

1500, July 6. Extract from an inventor? of the goods of Thomas Kebbit, serjeant-at-law, appraised by Valentine Mason, general anpraiser unto the most reverend father in God tie lord cardinal and archbishop of Canterbury:— A book written in French, on parchment, called La Abvte in Court, valued at 10*. ; a book in French, of the Chronicles, on parchment, £2 13i. 4d.; a book imprinted, called, Ludovicus de Vita Christi, 10».; a book in French, wrote on parch- ment, £1. These are all the books belonging to a serjeant-at-kw in those days. The plate was valued at £^8, and the cattle at £140.

In an edition of the Pragmatic Saartiw, printed at Paris, by Andrew Bocard, the follow- ing handsome couplet in Latin, is placed at the end of the book • —

Mar tUa Tolmne cootlsae In matted.

And it> pagct each day be nnftirrd— Tin an ant has drank np the ocean, Or a tortoise has crawl'd round the worl"'

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