An account of the German morality-play entitled Depositio cornuti typographici : as performed in the 17th and 18th centuries
Blades, William, 1824-18901885
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Main title:
An account of the German morality-play entitled Depositio cornuti typographici : as performed in the 17th and 18th centuries / with a rhythmical translation of the German version of 1648 by William Blades, typographer ; to which is added a literal reprint of the unique original version, written partly in Plaat-Deutsch by Paul de Vise, and printed in 1621.
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Imprint:
London : Trübner, 1885.
Collation:
xii, 113 p. ; 8vo.
Notes:
Initials, head and tail peices; frontispiece from Gessner's Buchdruckerkunst (1743); six facsimile title-pagesIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The social status of German printers in olden times, the printers' Depositio described, John Rist's version, the Depositio at the universities,various ceremonies similar to the Depositio, origin, growth, decadence and extinction of the Depositio, Depositio typographi, and appendix.
Dewey class:
832.59BC832.59
Language:
English
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BRN:
2369918
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