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occupies the central space. The northern section has a number 
of plates illustrating the evolution of the printing press. 
North Wall. — Two frames containing specimens of orna- 
mental typography. 
Case 1. — Contains illustrations of ancient Maya (Yucatan) 
picture writing, Hebrew scroll of the Pentateuch, cast of an an- 
cient Assyrian brick with cuneiform text, a sacred palm leaf book 
written in the Pali language of Siam, specimens of Japanese print- 
ing, etc. 
Case 2. — Exhibits illustrating details of type-setting, electro- 
typing and printing. 
Case 3. — Examples of printed books of early date. 
Case 4. — Illustrations of stereotyping and electrotyping proc- 
esses. 
Case 5. — Collection of old and modern books illustrating 
the work of the renowned printers of the 15th century and afford- 
ing a comparison with the product of the modern publications. 
Case (>. — An old Spanish missal of large size and rich illu- 
mination. Early Latin manuscript without illustrations. 
Case 7.— Old Ramage printing press. This is like the press 
preserved in the Smithsonian Institution, used by Benjamin Frank- 
lin. It is the original pattern of the Washington hand press of 
to-day, and was used by the Confederate States Government in 
Columbia, South Carolina, during the war, to print Confederate 
money. It has been in actual use for the past fifty years for print- 
ing a newspaper. The bed takes two pages of a five-column 
paper, but requires two impressions to print it. The frame is of 
wood and an iron impression screw is used instead of a lever. 
Contributed by Barnhart Bros. Spindler, Chicago. 
ALCOVE 119. 
GRAPHIC ARTS. 
This alcove contains the nucleus of a Graphic Arts collection. 
The specimens are arranged on the walls as follows: 
South Wall. — Relief processes: Wood engraving. 
South and. West Walls. — Intaglio processes: Graver 
work, dry point, etching, mezzotint, stipple, etc. 
