Part 13 (2/2)

At Dartford, by a German named Spilman, in 1588 The only sort made, however, was the coarse brown; and it was not till 1690, when the French protestant refugees settled in England, that their own paper- paper The reat perfection, both for beauty and substance, in England and the United States

_Protestant_, a naiven in Germany to those who adhered to the doctrines of the apostate ainst a decree of Charles V and applied to a general council

_Refugee_, froer; an asylum Here it more particularly ht other countries, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which deprived theious liberty

[Illustration: THE DOME OF PISA, ITALY; WITH THE FAMOUS LEANING TOWER, IN THE DISTANCE]

Is it known to e are indebted for the invention of Linen Paper?

Not exactly It has long been disputed a the learned when, and by whom, it was invented; some authors say it was discovered by the Geree Greeks at Basil, who took the idea fro of cotton paper in their own country; some, that the Arabs first introduced it into Europe Perhaps the Chinese have the best title to the invention, inases made paper, and in some provinces of the same materials as are now used by us in itsfirst practised?

Who were the inventors of Printing, in what city, and in what year it was begun, has long been a subject of great dispute Mentz, Harle, cities of Germany, all lay claim to the invention, but Mentz seems to have the best title to it

What was the first Book that was printed from metal types?

A copy of the Holy Scriptures, which made its appearance between the years 1450 and 1452

Who introduced Printing into England?

Williae of it in his travels abroad

Of what does Printing consist?

Of the art of taking iures made of metal, &c, upon paper or parchoat's skin, prepared after a peculiar manner, which renders it proper for several uses, especially for writing on, and for the covering of books The ancients see material, from a remote period

Froamena, the ancient name of this manufacture, which it is said to have taken fro of that country, its invention is usually ascribed, though in reality, that prince appears to have been the improver, rather than the inventor of parchment; since some accounts refer its invention to a still earlier period of time Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian, who lived about 450 years before Christ, relates that the ancient Ionians es before the time of Eumenes; the Persians of old, too, wrote all their records on skins, and probably such skins were prepared and dressed for that purpose, after a h not so artificially

Who were the Ionians?

The inhabitants of Ionia, an ancient country in the western part of Asia Minor