420 WORKS PRINTED AT THE INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND, AVENUE ROAD. [Class XVII.
uniformity of typography were adopted. This diversityof opinion is causing great injustice to them, and the Jurycannot but urge upon the parties concerned the speedyadoption of some one system throughout the country.Our opinion is decidedly in favour of Howe’s Americantypography. Perfection is not claimed for this system,but it seems to us that there are fewer objections to itthan to any of the others, and it may be the more easilyimproved; but any one of the five principal systems nowused in England is far better than so many. The presentstate of printing in the Roman character in Great Britainis, as we have seen already, that every press has beenstopped, while the books in arbitrary characters seem tobe increasing and gaining public favour. The principalof these is one known as Lucas’s. It was devised byT. M. Lucas, of Bristol, about the year 1835. It consistsof arbitrary characters, and is said to be founded onByron’s system of stenography. It is simple, speedilylearned, and easily read by the touch, and is generallyacknowledged to be of all the arbitrary systems the best.The printing in this system began at Bristol, and the fol-lowing are the works published there:—
1. The Gospel according to St. John, edited byT. M. Lucas, inventor of the system for teaching theblind to read by embossed stenographic character;July, 1837 ; Bristol; in 4to, 66 pages, and 27 lines toa page. Two pages are pasted together.
thorized version^, in T. M. Lucas’s embossed ste-nographic character; 1838. Published under thedirection of the Bristol Society for Embossing andCirculating the Authorized Version of the Bible forthe use of the Blind; Bristol; in 4to, 118 pages, 27lines on a page.
This second publication of Mr. Lucas was announced ascontaining some improvements,—as widening the spaces,and lessening the abbreviations.
3. The Gospel according to St. Matthew (accordingto the authorized version), in T. M. Lucas’s embossedstenographic character, 1839; published, &c.; Bristol;4to, 116 pages. In this third publication is announcedthe firm conviction that this system will prevail overany other plan, on account of its tangibility.
4. The Gospel according to St. Mark, Sec .; Bristol,1840 ; 4to, 71 pages.
The above, with the exception of a few small elementaryworks, are, we believe, all that appeared at Bristol. In theyear 1839, a Society was formed, called “The LondonSociety for Teaching the Blind to Read.” They adoptedLucas’s system, and have been gradually improving it.The following year the types and printing apparatus wastransferred from Bristol to London ; and in 1841, theSociety issued “ The Epistle to the Romans .” Since thentheir press has not been idle, as the following list willshow. The printing is now done by the blind at the in-stitution in the Avenue Road, Regent’s Park.
The Bible as far as printed - — - — —
Tiie Xew Testament complete — — — — — —
(May be had separately.)
Genesis, Part I. — — — — — - —
Genesis. Part II., and Exodus, Part T. — — —
Exodus, Part II . — — — — - -- --
Numbers, Part J. - — —
lumbers, Part II., and Deuteronomy, Part I. — —
Deuteronomy, Part II., and Joshua, Part I. — — —
Psalms, Part II . - — - — — — — — —
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes , and Song of Solomon — -
Isaiah, Part I. — — - — — — —
Isaiah, Part II., and Ilosea - — — - — -
Jeremiah, Part I. — - — — — -
Jeremiah, Part II . — - — — — —
Matthew, New Edition — — — — — — —
Mark -----------
Luke, Xew Edition --------
John, Xew Edition - -- -- -- -
Acts. Xew Edition - -- -- -- -
Corinthians to Ephesians , inclusive — — - -
Philippians to Hebrews, inclusive -----
James to Revelation , inclusive - — — - —
Liturgy, Select Portions — — — — — — —
Prayer-book Psalms , Part I. ----- —
Prayer-book Psalms, Part II . — — — - — -
Prayers and Hymns - -- -- -- -
Hymn-book, embossed by the Blind Pupils - - -
Scripture Lessons - — — -
First-Class Book - — — -
Second-Class Book - — — - — - — -
Tin-foil Alphabet --------
Card Alphabet ---------
Ciphering Board and Type — — — — — —
Raised Maps of Europe, Asia, Africa , America, 1(Xorth and South), each — - — — — f
An Apparatus for embossing in Lucas’s System,1adapted by Mr. M'ood, the Master - - — j
The Figures of the First Book of Euclid’s Elements [cf Geometry , on Five Boards, by Mr. "Wood, each IA Chess-Board, adapted to the use of the Blind, by 1Mr. Mood- - /
The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel , and a Xew Editionof the Psalms (Bible version) is in course of prepa-ration - — — — —
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