[Sca-cooks] moveable type

[Terry Decker]

> 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].
>
> Vincenzo

Obviously he was not the inventor of the California case.  300 letters 
wouldn't fit.

Now that's an obscure reference.  In case you're interested in the 
California job case, the tray that holds a font of type for a printer, 
here's a site with a little of the history and yes, a reference to 
Gutenberg's involvement with type cases:

http://www.apa-letterpress.org/Files/APA/TP/California%20Job%20Case.html

And if you drop your case, you pie your type.  Shake and no-bake cookery. 
Been there.  Done that.  Embarassing.

Bear