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7 Point Lining Roman No. 115
IN THE PREFACE to his Tales of Troy, Caxton tells us. "my
pen is worn, ily band weary and not steadfast. mine eyes dimtirtied
with overmuch looking oni tle white paper, and ity courage not
so Prone and ready to Ihtour as it liath been, and that age creep-
-tlit oi rmt daily and fieblti all the body, and also heiause I have
promised to divers gentlemen and to ity friends to address to
thei as hastily its I might ite said hook, therefore I have prac-
tised and learned at imy great charge and dispense to ordain thi
siid book after the manner and forit as ye may see, anid is not
is ritten with petn and ink as other books le, to the end that every
ma nity have them at oint-i', for all the books of this story liere
iniprynted as ye may see were begun in ont' day and also finished
in one day."  The printing press was the precious freight ie
brought back to England after an absence of five-and-thirty years.
Through the next tifteen, at an age w-hen other imen look for ease
aind retirement, we see him plunging with characteristic energy
into his new occupation. Hfis "red pale," or heraldic shield
iarked with a red har far (town tht middle, invited buyers to
I te press established in fit' Almoury at Westminster, it little ni-
losure n-r the west front of tli church. Busy as was Cuxton's
printing press, lie wits even busier as t translator than it printer.
Miore than four thousand of his printed pages are from Norks of
his owit rendering. Tle need of these translations shows the pop-
ular drift of literature at that time, 1476. But lthe work involved
a choice of, Enrglish which imade his work important ill tl' his-
tory of thc language. The printers wh~o followed Caxtonl-Wynl-
kyn de Worde, Richard Pynson and Williamn Faques-were of
FrenlIch birtl  and ihei Iritors of F-'renchi tastes. I it  fori of letters
they ised closetl reseible the Block Letter types iof printers it Paris
and Rouen, iu which eities books of derotion were largely printed to le,
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7 Point Lining Roman No. 110
l THE i'RttEVAtE to his Tales of Troy, ('axton tells its.
.my pent is worn, my hand weary and not stedfrst.
mine eYes diiniied with overintite looking on tIe white
paper. and imly courage not so proie and ready to tlabour
as it hatth been. and that age ereetieth on mue daily and
felebleth all the body, and also becatise I have proiised
to (livers gentlemen and to toy friends to address to
theim as hastily as I might the said hook. therethre I
have practised and learned at tmy great ciarge and dis-
pense to ordain the said hook in print after the manner
and form as ye mstay see, and is not written with pen an
ink as other books lie, to the end that every ian tnm
have theii at onte, for all the hooks of this story here
intpryntedi as ye nay see were bieg un in) one day anil
also finishtd it one day.' The printing press was the
I)recious freight ie briought hack to Etiglaind after an
abseice of five-antd-thirty years. Through the next fif-
teen, at an age hiren other imeni look for ease and retire-
ient, we see hit plinging with 'characteristic energy
into his new occupation. His ' red pale, " or lieraldii
shield imarked with a red har fatr downl the nildle, in-
vited bliers to the press established in the Alionry at
Westinitister, a little enlosure near the west front of'
the liirch. Busy as wmts ('naxtons priiting press. ie
was even busier as a translator than a printer. More
than foir thousand of' his printed pages aire froit works
of his own rendering. The need of-these translations
shows the popular drift of literature at that time, 1476.
Bit the wtorkc involved a choice of English which u(tle hi
uork imtportant in the history of the langiage. The print-
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7 Point Caslon Old Style
IN THE PREFACE to his Tales of Troy, Caxton tells us, "my pen is
worn, my hand weary and not steadfast, mine eyes dimmed with over-
much looking on the white paper, and my courage not so prone and
ready to labour as it hath been, and that age creepeth on me daily and
fcebleth all the body, and also because I have promised to divers gentle-
men and to my friends to address to them as hastily as I might the said
book, therefore I have practised and learned at my great charge and
dispense to ordain the said book in print after the manner and form as
ye may see, and is not written with pen and ink as other books be, to
the end that every man may have them at once, for all the books of
this story here imprynted as ye may see were begun in one day and also
finished in one day."  The printing press was the precious freight he
brought back to England after an absence of five-and-thirty years.
Through the next fifteen, at an age when other men look for ease and
retirement, we see him plunging with characteristic energy into his
new occupation. His "red pale," or heraldic shield marked with a
red bar far down the middle, invited buyers to the press established in
the Almonry at Westminster, a little enclosure near the west front of the
church. Busy as was Caxton's printing press, be was even busier as
a translator than a printer. More than four thousand of his printed
pages are from works of his own rendering. The need of these trans-
lations shows the popular drift of literature at that time, 1476. But the
iork involved a choice of English which made his work important in
the history of the language. The printers u-ho followed Caxton-Wyn-
kyn de Worde, Richard Py nson and William Faques-were of French
birth and inheritors of French tastes. The form of letters they used
closely resemble the Black Letter types of printers at Paris and Rouen,
in which cities books of devotion were largely printed to be sold on
English soil. The laws of England were then officially printed in French,
and French was still the language of its court and its cultivated society.
It is not surprising that the French printers of England shoul/ join with
English readers in a preference for French fashions of types. Black Letter
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7 Point Lining Keystone Old Style
IN THE PREFACE to his Tales of Troy, Caxton tells us, "mly
pen is worn, ry hand weary and not steadfast, mine eyes
dininied with overutich looking on the white paper, and imy
courage not so prone and ready to labour as it liath been, and
that age creepeth on nie daily and feebleth all the body, and
also because I have pronrised to divers gentlemen and to riy
frierids to address to them ti hastily as I might the said book,
therefore I have practised and learned at iy great charge and
dispense to ordain the said book in print after the rrmarnner
and form as ye iay see, and is not written with pen and ink
as other books be, to the end that every main may have ther
at once, for all the books of this story here iniprynted as ye
iay see were begun in one day and also finished in one day.'"
The printing press was the precious freight ie brought back
to England after air absence of five-arrd-thirty years. Through
the next fifteen, at an age when other iren look for ease and
retireient, we see tir  plunging with characteristic energy
into his new occupation. His "red pale," or heraldic shield
irmarked with a red lar far down the middle, invited buyers
to the press established in the Alnonry at Westminster, a little
enclosure near the west front of the church. Busy as wits
Caxton's printing press, ie wts even busier as a tranislator
than a printer. More than four thousand of his printed pages
are froir works of his own rendering. The need of these trats-
lations shows the popular drift of literature at that tine, 1476.
But the work involved a choice of English which made his
work irmportant inl the history of the language. The printers
who followed Caxton-Wynkyn de Worde, Richard Pynson
and William Faques-were of French birth atict inheritors of
French tastes. The forni of letters they used closely resemble
Ike Black Lellerlypes ofprintlers at Paris and Routen, in awhichi
cilies books of devolion were lat ely printed to be sold on E-
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