Theodore De Vinne letter to Charles W. H. Wyman [manuscript], 1882 June 20.

Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468

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Johannes Gutenberg was born in Mainz, Germany sometime between 1394 and 1404. He is best known for the invention of the moveable type printing press which ushered in the modern period of human history. Prior to his invention, Gutenberg lived in Strasbourg and appears to have been a goldsmith member enrolled in the Strasbourg militia. By 1448, he was back in Mainz and took out a loan from his brother-in-law Arnold Gelthus; by 1450 the press was in operation. Gutenberg then received a loan from we...

De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914

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Theodore Low De Vinne (1828-1914) was apprenticed to the printer's trade in Newburgh, N.Y. but came to New York City in 1848, where he eventually became a partner in the shop of Francis Hart. On the death of the latter in 1877, De Vinne became possessed of the business eventually known as the De Vinne Press. He was recognized as a master printer and developed a comprehensive knowledge of the history of typography, which he distilled in several publications. He was a founder (1884) and president ...

Hessels, Jan Hendrik, 1836-1926

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Coster, Lourens Janszoon, approximately 1370-1439

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Wyman, C. W. H. (Charles William Henry), 1832-1909

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Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899

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Linde, Antonius van der, 1833-1897.

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