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John of Speyer |
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John of Speyer (spī`ər), d. 1470, first printer in Venice, b. Bavaria. He designed and patented the first type purely roman in character. It appears in Cicero's Epistulae ad familiares and Pliny's Historia naturalis, both printed in 1469. On his death his patent on the roman design expired; Nicolas Jenson Jenson or Janson, Nicolas (both: nēkôlä` zhäNsôN`), d. ..... Click the link for more information. was enabled to print with roman type in 1470. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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