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Show TH OL PAPERMAKER 23 fold. No matter if much of the margins have been trimmed off itis always possible by this means to see that the volume was originally a folio. Tn a quarto the paper was again folded so that th chainlines ran across the page, from left to right. With an octav the cha -lines ran up and down as in a folio Before the writ ok from the Aldine Press dated 152 which was catalogued as an octavo, for its actual measurement ':ucm.) would indicate this size. Originally, however, th lume was a quarto, as the chainines in the paper run across th pages. o hand, the edition of Artemus de Bello Gallico printed by Nicolas Jenso in Venice in 1471, is usually because o its ]argc size, set down b» the cataloguers as a folio, but in this boo thechain-lines run across the pages, so it must be a quarto, Thi test 1"..(13 good for a great many books, between octavo and folio be relied upon because it is a natural test, and furthermor it is applicable to the books of all Occidental nationalities The size of the largest paper used b Wil ia axton was 22 b 15% inches. This paper was used for two books only,- the firs and second editions of the Golden Legend (first edition finished a Westminster the 20th of November, 1483; the second edition appearing soon affer, but without date. Printed in double columas containing 46 folios). This size was probably found too large fo convenient printing, as for all of the other Caxton books smalle paper was used, vers in size from 16 by 11 t0 1814 by 13 inches The moulds used for making paper in Europ dmm o fifiucn(l\ century was about 19 by 14 inches, while th Lnest icd o used abonntl by a8 dnches, o er convenient sizes for the mouldmakers to fabricate and also for th apermakers to form sheets upon; the larger the moulds the mo diffiult they were to handle, as their weight when laden with th wet pulp was far greater than one would think. In Great Britain even as late as 1813, it was ordained by law that no newspape Digital Imag © 2004 University of Utah. All rights reserved |