Bagford (John, 1650-1716). Seven letters (N, O, P and Q on one sheet, X and V on another, and Z on a third sheet), after the 1464 Alphabet, probably early 18th century, woodcuts printed from seven blocks on cream laid paper, good impressions though somewhat uneven, a few minor foxmarks, generally in very good condition, largest image 218 x 172 mm, sheet size 232 x 187 mm and smaller John Bagford, a shoemaker by trade, but a collector by instinct, issued proposals in 1707 for the publication of a history of printing. These woodcuts were probably executed at around this time, by or for Bagford, and are copies of the very rare 1464 woodcut alphabet (see British Museum accession number B,10.1-23). It seems that the copies offered here were cut on seven blocks, the first five with 4 letters each, arranged as two rows of two letters, block six with just two letters in one row (X and Y) and the seventh block with just one letter (Z). One of the woodblocks, for the letters K and I, survives in the British Museum (B, 11.1), probably from Bagford’s collection.
Bagford (John, 1650-1716). Seven letters (N, O, P and Q on one sheet, X and V on another, and Z on a third sheet), after the 1464 Alphabet, probably early 18th century, woodcuts printed from seven blocks on cream laid paper, good impressions though somewhat uneven, a few minor foxmarks, generally in very good condition, largest image 218 x 172 mm, sheet size 232 x 187 mm and smaller John Bagford, a shoemaker by trade, but a collector by instinct, issued proposals in 1707 for the publication of a history of printing. These woodcuts were probably executed at around this time, by or for Bagford, and are copies of the very rare 1464 woodcut alphabet (see British Museum accession number B,10.1-23). It seems that the copies offered here were cut on seven blocks, the first five with 4 letters each, arranged as two rows of two letters, block six with just two letters in one row (X and Y) and the seventh block with just one letter (Z). One of the woodblocks, for the letters K and I, survives in the British Museum (B, 11.1), probably from Bagford’s collection.
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