Blades, William. An account of the German morality-play, entitled Depositio cornuti typographici, as performed in the 17th and 18th centuries : with a rhymical translation of the German version of 1648

Folger bibliographic ID: 86630
Folger call number: Z123.D45 B59 1885
Folger holdings ID: 88829

General notes

Initials, head and tail pieces; frontispiece from Gessner's Buchdruckerkunst (1743); six facsimile title-pages

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 similiar to the Depositio -- Origin, growth, decadence and extinction ot the Depositio -- Bibliography -- Depositio typographi anglicani -- Appendix -- Index

Extended title: An account of the German morality-play, entitled Depositio cornuti typographici, as performed in the 17th and 18th centuries : with a rhymical 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

Depositio cornuti typographici Printing

author: Blades, William, 1824-1890