Farfel Notebook 01: Leaves 001-064

Vol. I Brit M. Cat. Printer of the 1483 Jordannus de Quedlinberg Prior to the Sermons of Jordanus de Quadlinburg completed in 1483 this anonymous printer appears to have printed several books in types still retaining their original measurment of 99 mm which were subsequently filed down to 91 mm. He was almost certainly at work in 1482, perhaps in 1481. Joannes Balbus Catholicaon (not after 1483) 411x288mm larger capitals supplied in red + blue, smaller capitals in red + blue alternately, paragraph marks, initial-strokes, + underlines in red. Georg Husner, who became a citizen of Strassburg by marriage in 1470 put his name to one printed book in 1473, + to be registered is the tractatus contra vicia completed 5 Dec 1498. There was enough anonymous printing done at Strassburg to keep several pressed busy + if Husner only signed 3 books at the beginning + 1 at the end of his career he may during a long period have been active as a printer without signing any at all. The R Printer (Adolph Rusch) Goff B22 + 23 Catholicon - both about 1470 f^0 443x311mm Q, R large capitals in blue + red, small captials + paragraph marks in these colors alternately

1st Swiss Bible (1530) octavo - Froschauer, Christoph Zurich - Zwingli's pritner Neuchatel Bible 1535 - printed by Pierre de Wingle - 1st true Protestant version in French Teh most important + influential early Christian writer on the question of the Canon was Eusebius of Caesarea (c 260-340) who intended to calrify the * Bible commenaries 1) Clossa Ordinaria (11 + 12 C) 2) Postillae of Nicholas of Lyra (1270 - 1340) 3) Additiones of Paul of Burgos

* evidence about early usage as he waste his Ecclesiastical History during the early years of the 4th Century.

The Medieval Literature of Western Europe Ed. by John H. Fisher NY Univ. Press 1966 PN 671 .F5 (West Valley)

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