...them would be of very rare occurrence.* " The method they pursue," says du Halde, " is as follows. The " work intended to be printed is transcribed by...face downwards, upon a smooth tablet of pear " or apple-tree, or some other hard wood; and then, with gravers " and other instruments, he cuts the wood...

...the greater part of them would be of very rare occurrence. The method they pursue, is as follows : The work intended to be printed is transcribed by...its face downwards, upon a smooth tablet of pear or apple-tree, or some other hard wood; and then, with gravers and other instruments, he cuts the wood...

...of all their books, use wood engraving. The method they pursue, says Du Halde, is as follows:—The work intended to be printed is transcribed by a careful...thin, transparent paper. The engraver glues each of the written sheets, with its face downwards, upon a smooth tablet of pear or apple-tree, or some other...

...Cast, or Founded. * Something like this is the plan originally invented and still practised in China. The work intended to be printed is transcribed by...Writer upon thin transparent Paper. The Engraver glues this with its face downwards upon a smooth tablet of Pear or Apple tree, or some other hard wood ;...

...afterwards cut in Metal, and finally rendered more durable, regular, and elegant, by being Cast, or Founded. is transcribed by a careful Writer upon thin transparent Paper. The Engraver glues this with its face downwards upon a smooth tablet of Pear or Apple tree, or some other hard wood; and...

...their books with moveable types. The method adopted bv them, according to Du Haklc, is as follows. The work intended to be printed is transcribed by...all those parts upon which he finds nothing traced j thus leaving the transcribed characters ready for printing. In this manner he prepares M many blocks...

...Cast, or Founded. • Something like this is the plan originally invented and still practised in China. The work intended to be printed is transcribed by...Writer upon thin transparent Paper. The Engraver glues this with its face downwards upon a smooth tablet of Pear or Apple tree, or some other hard wood; and...

...leaves in the book. Father du Halde gives the following particulars relative to Chinese printing : " The work intended to be printed is transcribed by a careful writer upon a thin transparent paper: the engraver glues each of these written sheets, with its face downwards...

...paper, each written sheet is glued with its face downwards upon a smooth block of wood ; the engraver cuts the wood away in all those parts upon which he finds nothing traced, and thus leaves the transcribed parts ready for printing. Thus, there must be as many blocks as there...

...paper, each written sheet is glued with its face downwards upon a smooth block of wood ; the engraver cuts the wood away in all those parts upon which he finds nothing traced, and thus leaves the transcribed parts ready for printing. Thus, there must be as many blocks as there...