An historical essay on the origin of printing / translated from the French [by T.H., i.e. T. Hodgson?] Of m. de la Serna Santander.

  • La Serna Santander, Carlos Antonio de, 1752-1813.
Date:
1819
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Credit: An historical essay on the origin of printing / translated from the French [by T.H., i.e. T. Hodgson?] Of m. de la Serna Santander. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    64 declared, that John Guttenberg had sent him to Nicholas Dritzehen’s house, after the death of his brother Andrew, to tell him to be particularly care¬ ful not to let the press, which was in his house, be seen by any person whatever. He also declared, that Guttenberg had commanded him to go im- mediately to the place where the presses were, and open that which had two screws, in order that the pages might fall in pieces, and then to put these pieces either within or upon the press ; for, if that was done, no one would be able to compre¬ hend the secret.* * Lorentz D ildeck hi t geseit das Johann Gutenberg in za cincr zit geschickt het zu Clans Dritze- hen, nach Andres sins brader se- ligen dode and del Clausen Dritze- hen sagen das er die presse die er hünder im hett nieman oigete zoi- gete, das ouch discr gezug det, and rette ouch me and spraeh er solte sich bekumbern so vil and gon iibcr die presse und die mit den zweyen wurbelin off dan so vicient die stucke von cinandcr, dieselben stucke soit er dann in die presse Oder nff die presse lege so kundc damach nieman gesehen noch ut gcmcrekcn. * Laurentius Beildeck dix¬ it, se aliquando à Johanne Gu¬ tenberg ad Nicolaum Dritze- hen post mortem Andreæ, fra- tris ejusdem, missum esse, ut ipsi nunciaret.ne prelum, quod apud se haberet, cuiquam mon- straret ; idque se curasse. Ad- didit, Gutenberg ipsi insuper mandasse, ut subite) ad prela se conferret, et illud prelum, quod duabus cochleis munitum esset, aperiret, ut paginæ dila- bantur in partes, easque par¬ tes vel intra vel supra prelum poneret. Ita neminem rem vel inspecturum, vel aliquid ejus intellecturum.