The origin of printing : In two essays: I. The substance of Dr. Middleton's dissertation on the origin of printing in England. II. Mr. Meerman's account of the first invention of the art. An appendix is annexed, 1. On the first-printed Greek books. 2. On the first-printed Hebrew books, with observations on some modern editions; and a collation, from Walton's polyglott, of a remarkable passage, as printed in Kings and Chronicles. 3. On the early polyglotts.
| Author/creator | Middleton, Conyers |
| Other author | Meerman, Gerard, 1722-1771. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, at Cicero's Head, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXIV. [1774] |
| Description | xvi, 144, 2 unnumbered pages, vii, 1 unnumbered page, 145-183, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Dissertation concerning the origin of printing in England. Abridgments |
| General note | Edited by William Bowyer and John Nichols. |
| General note | Consists of abridgments of Middleton's 'Dissertation concerning the origin of printed in England' and Meerman's 'Origines typographicae'. |
| General note | A reissue of the 1774 edition, with an advertisement leaf following p. 144, additional appendices Nos. IV,V, and VI, and a Postscript. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from British Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, N60471. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| Other title | Origines typographicae. English. Abridgments. |