Not for books, no; for one-off pages initially, I think -- a bit like a
postcard I guess.
P
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> Subject: Re: sentimentality & 'classism' Re: New at Sharp Sand
>
> Were block-print books published in Europe? I'm not aware of
> woodblocks being used for anything but cloth in Europe until about
> 1400, after which they began to be used for printing images. The
> adaptation of wine presses for printing is roughly contemporary.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> >A curiosity, though: how were the iconic products of the pre-movable-type
> >printing press in roughly 14th/15th century Europe received? Some of
these
> >would possibly seem in some respects kitschy.
> >
> >P
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