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fifteenth century ; some are in possession of Capt. Thompson, of 

 Dalwich, in Kent. 



I presented a block to Earl Spencer cnrved on a soft wood, 

 which is the second in the u Historia Sancti Johunnis Evangelittae 

 ejusque Vision's Apocalypticze," generally called the Apocalypse. 

 Two of the copies of the book, to which the block referred to 

 belongs, were formerly in the library of Moos. Gaignat : they are 

 now in his majesty's library at the queen's house. These books 

 are printed on one side of the paper only. 



The Speculum Humanx Salvationes is also printed on one side 

 of the paper ; a copy of it is in Earl Spencer's library, who hai 

 several of these early books printed on one side of the paper. 



The History of the Old and New Testament in folio is also 

 printed on one side of the paper. There is a complete copy of 

 this work in his majesty's library, which was purchased from that 

 of Mons. Gaignat. Earl Spencer has also a copy. Mr. Ileineken 

 says, there is one copy of this work in the library of the Sonate of 

 Leipsic, containing forty leaves ; one was in that of the Duke de 

 la Valliere, which has only twenty. two leaves; and one in the 

 Electoral library at Dresden, besides several others. 



The Ars Moriendi contains twelve leaves, printed on one side of 

 the paper only ; there is a copy of the first edition of this work in 

 the library at Wolfenbutlel ; and there are seven leaves of this edi 

 tion in the public library at Memmingham. There are several 

 other editions of this work ; for an account of which see Heine- 

 ken's Idee generale d'Estampes, in which mention is made of other 

 books printed on one side of the piper from carved blocks of 

 wood without dates, which are supposed to have been printed be- 

 tween 1440 and 1450. 



Fust and Guttenbor- are reported to have printed the bible at 

 Menfz, in 1450, or before the end of the year 1452, but several 

 writers have doubted the fact, and assert, that the first edition of 

 the bible was in 1462. Mons. de Bure says, that Fust and Gut. 

 tenberg printed the bible in 1450, though it is without a date, and 

 that there are different copies of it ; one in the King of Prussia's 

 library ; one in the Benedictine convent near Mentz ; and another 

 wa? in the library of Cardinal Mazarine ; but it is probable that 

 they omitted the Colophon in several copies, in order to sell them 

 as MSS. which Fust afterwards attempted, particularly at Paris in 

 1466. Fust and Guttonberg are also said to have used moveable 



