 | Charles Henry Timperley - 1839 - 1266 pages
...press. Oxford had only printed a part of Cicero's Epistles, executed at the expense of cardinal Wolsey ; Cambridge, no ancient writer whatever : — only three...been reprinted at that period throughout England. The exclusive priveleges that were given to individuals for printing all sorts of books, during the... | |
 | Political dictionary - 1845 - 916 pages
...did not attempt what the continental printers were doing for the ancient classics. Down to 1540 uo Greek book had appeared from an English press. Oxford...four old Roman writers had been reprinted, at that date, throughout England. The English nobility were, probably, for more than the first half-century... | |
 | 1845 - 908 pages
...for the ancient classics. Down to 1 540 no Greek book had appeared from an English press. Oxford liad only printed a part of Cicero's Epistles ; Cambridge,...four old Roman writers had been reprinted, at that date, throughout England. The English nobility were, probably, for more than the first half-century... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1845 - 676 pages
...from an English press. Oxford had only print* da part of Cicero's Epistles ; Cambridge, no antient writer whatever : only three or four old Roman writers had been reprinted, at that date, throughout England. The English nobility were, probably for more than the first half-century... | |
 | 1848 - 536 pages
...printers were doing for the ancient classics. Down to 1 54U no Greek lxx>k had appeared from an Knglish press. Oxford had only printed a part of Cicero's...four old Roman writers had been reprinted, at that date, throughout England. The English nobility were, probably, for more than the first half-century... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1859 - 600 pages
...326 editions of the English Bible, or parts of the Bible, printed between 1526 and 1600. The early English printers did not attempt what the continental...printers took ; for, as one of them says, ' Divers famotir clerks and ^earned men translated and made many nobk works into our English tongue, whereby... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1859 - 604 pages
...a part of Cicero's Epistles ; Cambridge, no ancient writer whatever : only three or four old Eoman writers had been reprinted, at that period, throughout...for, as one of them says, ' Divers famous clerks and Jearned men translated and made many noble works into our English tongue, whereby there was much more... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1859 - 572 pages
...a part of Cicero's Epistles ; Cambridge, no ancient writer whatever : only three or four old Eoman writers had been reprinted, at that period, throughout...great deal was done for public instruction by the coiirse which our early printers took ; fpr, as one of them says, ' Divers famous clerks and Jearned... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1865 - 394 pages
...326 editions of the English Bible, or parts of the Bible, printed between 1526 and 1600. The early English printers did not attempt what the continental...was done for public instruction by the course which onr early printers took ; for, as one of them says — " Divers famous clerks and learned men translated... | |
 | William Thomas Brande, George William Cox - 1867 - 1090 pages
...printed a part of Cicero's epistles; Cambridge, no ancient writer whatever. Only three or four old Bx>man writers had been reprinted, at that period, throughout...our early printers took ; for, as one of them says : " Divern famous clerks and learned men translated and made many noble works into our English tongue,... | |
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Scriptures ; and yet, so great was the rush to this new supply of the most important knowledge, that we have existing 326 editions of the English Bible, or parts of the Bible, printed between 1526 and 1600. The early English printers did not attempt what... 