DRILL BOOK IN ENGLISH. δ CHAPTER I. EXPLANATION OF MARGINAL MARKS USED IN CORRECTING ERRORS. dele, take out. under a space indicates that the space between the words so marked should be reduced. Vindicates the same. > () # × + over and under a space indicates that there should be no space. indicates that a space is required. X indicates a poor type. indicates that a "space" stands up and makes an impression. A curved line is put under the space mark. under words or letters indicates that they should stand as printed. Stet is placed in the margin. □ indicates that a line should be indented. [ indicates that a word or line is to be moved to the left to the line of the face of the bracket. Reversed, it means move to the right. T indicates that a new paragraph should be made. tr. indicates that the letters or words which are marked should be transposed. Qy. or indicates a question as to the propriety of spelling or use of language. The suggested change is written in the margin. 7. c. indicates that the marked letters ought to be in "lower case," or small letters. One line under a word signifies Italics; two, SMALL CAPITALS; three, LARGE CAPITALS. A wavy line indicates heavy face type. Corrections should appear in the order of the errors. indicates that the letter is upside down. w.f. indicates that the letter used belongs to a font of type different from the rest of the page. 1 THOUGH several differing opinions exist as to the individual by wom the art of printing was first discovered; yet all authorities concur in admitting Peter Schoeffer to be the person3 Caps who invented cast metal types, having learned * the art of of cutting the letters from the Gu 9 5: tenbergs/ he is also supposed to have been the first whoengraved on copper plates. The '/-/ 8 following testimony is preseved in the family," z/ 10 Peter Schoeffer, of Gernsheim, perceiving S. Caps " his master Fausts design, and being himself 12 19 tr. 12 desirous ardently) to improve the art, found out (by the good providence of God) the 13 method of cutting (incidendi) the characters stet. in a matrix, that the letters might easily be 5 singly cast instead of bieng cut. He pri-tr. 14 vately cut matrices for the whole alphabet: Faust was so pleased with the contrivance, that he promised Peter to give him his only "wf. daughter Christina in marriage, a promise 3 Ital. 16 as which he soon after performed. 18 IS But there were many difficulties at first na¶ Λ with these letters, as there had been before 3 Rom. with wooden ones, the metal being too soft 3 20+ + to support the force of the im pression: but 21 this defect was soon remedied, by mixing 3 2 I 12 Ital. a substance with the metal which sufficiently. 5 hardened it/ and when he showed his master the letters cast from these matrices, EXPLANATION OF MARGINAL MARKS. THOUGH several differing opinions exist as to the individual by whom the art of printing was first discovered; yet all authorities concur in admitting PETER SCHOEFFER to be the person who invented cast metal types, having learned the art of cutting the letters from the Gutenbergs: he is also supposed to have been the first who engraved on copper-plates. The following testimony is preserved in the family, by Jo. Fred. Faustus, of Ascheffenburg: 'PETER SCHOEFFER, of Gernsheim, perceiving his master Faust's design, and being himself ardently desirous to improve the art, found out (by the good providence of God) the method of cutting (incidendi) the characters in a matrix, that the letters might easily be singly cast, instead of being cut. He privately cut matrices for the whole alphabet: and when he showed his master the letters cast from these matrices, Faust was so pleased with the contrivance, that he promised Peter to give him his only daughter Christina in marriage, a promise which he soon after performed. But there were as many difficulties at first with these letters, as there had been before with wooden ones, the metal being too soft to support the force of the impression: but this defect was soon remedied, by mixing the metal with a substance which sufficiently hardened it. 3 NOTE. The proof-sheet on the opposite page is from "The American Printer," by Thomas MacKellar. What preacher need moralize on this story; what words save the simplest are requisite to tell it? It is too terrible for tears. The thought of such a misery smites me down in submission before the Ruler of kings and men, the Monarch Supreme over empires and republics, the inscrutable Dispenser of life, death, happiness, victory. O comrades! enemies no more, let us take a mournful hand together as we stand by this royal corpse, and call a truce to battle! Low he lies to whom the proudest used to kneel once, and who was cast lower than the poorest; dead, whom millions prayed for in vain. Driven off his throne; buffeted by rude hands; with his children in revolt; the darling of his old age killed before him untimely; our Lear hangs over her breathless lips and cries, "Cordelia, Cordelia, stay a little!" Exercise 1. Indicate the proper corrections in the following proof: – what preeacher need moralise on this story? Driven of his throan, buffetted by rude hands, |