[Sca-cooks] moveable type

[Martin G. Diehl]

Terry Decker wrote:
> 
> ranvaig at columbus.rr.com wrote: 
> > 
> > According to a book that I read, Gutenberg's discovery 
> > was not movable type as such, so much as his method 
> > using masters from which the type was cast.
> 
> Die cast type
> 
> > Type wears out, and you need many copies of each
> > letter.  His invention made printing practical, by 
> > letting him carve each letter once, and cast copies 
> > as needed.
> >
> > Ranvaig
> 
> Standardized type face.  Which, BTW, originally was 
> script to give the feel of reading a manuscript.

I recall reading that Gutenberg's 'alphabet' had a rather 
large number of 'letters'.  I had my buddy Google help me 
wander around to get a better answer than a vague memory.  

(I don't guarantee this to be correct) 

	Gutenberg had to dealt with more than 300 letters, 
	because the Gothic writing used a lot of ornamented 
	strokes and also a great number of ligatures [that 
	is the connection two nearby letters into one 
	graphical sign]. 

> Bear

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Vincenzo

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