Alonso Víctor de Paredes' Institution, and origin of the art of printing, and general rules for compositors (Madrid: ca. 1680) / edited and translated by Pablo Alvarez ; with a foreword by Don W. Cruickshank.

"Pablo Alvarez offers the first complete English translation of Alonso Víctor de Paredesʼ Institucion, y origen del arte de la imprenta, y reglas generales para los componedores [Institution, and Origin of the Art of Printing, and General Rules for Compositors]. This 96-page printing manual -- set a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Paredes, Alonso Víctor de, active 17th century (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Legacy Press (Publisher) Thomson-Shore, Inc (Printer)
Other Authors:	Alvarez, Pablo (Curator of rare books) (Editor, Translator) Cruickshank, Don William (Writer of introduction) Baker, Cathleen (Book designer)
Language:	English Spanish
Language of the Original:	Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	Text in Spanish with English translation on facing pages; with facsimiles of copies in Providence Public Library and the University of Valencia.
Published:	Ann Arbor, Michigan : The Legacy Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Printing > Style manuals > Early works to 1800. Printing > Spain > Early works to 1800.
Genre:	Style manuals Early works to 1800.
Physical Description:	xiv pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 449 pages, 1 unnumbered pages : illustrations, color facsimiles ; 26 cm
Variant Title:	Institution and origin of the art of printing, and general rules for compositors
Format:	Book

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