1619

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Source:

Title: Piazza vniversale.
Author: Tommaso Garzoni
Publisher: Lukas Jennis (Lucae Iennis)
Printer: Nikolaus Hoffmann (the Elder)
Illustrator: Matt. Merian Fecit
Engraver: -
Location: Franckfurt am Mayn
Year: 1619
Links: [Scan 1], [Scan 2], [USTC].

Comments:

Frontispice.
Chapter 128, and especially page 648 provides a brief description of punchcutting, type casting, composition, and printing.

Technique:

Engraving.