Class XVII.] EMBOSSED BOOKS BY MR. FRERE—MR. MOON’S PUBLICATIONS.
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In May 1838, tlie “ London and Blackheath Associationfor embossing the Scriptures in various languages, andfor teaching the Blind to read on the Phonetic System,"was established. Its object is to stereotype the IlolyScriptures in James Hartley Frere’s phonetic characters.About the year 1839, Mr. Frere devised a cheap plan forembossing or stereotyping. It consists simply of smallwires, drawn with angles laid down upon tin plates. Thewires are bent, and cut by means of ingenious spindles toform the characters, which are similar to those of Gurney’ssystem of short hand. The wires are attached to the plateby heating it sufficiently to melt the coating of tin, into
which the wire sinks and is fast when cold. The commonprinting press is used in embossing. Mr. Frere’s booksare read from left to right, and back, after the manner ofthe ancient Greek boustrophedon writing. Mr. Frere’sbooks are well embossed, and from his plates the bookscan be printed as they are wanted. The objections tophonetic alphabets are obvious. Mr. Frere, however,does not claim to supersede the common spelling, or thecommon printing, or common embossing, but to form aneasy introduction to them. The following is a completelist of Mr. Frere’s books.
TITLES.
! Numberof
i Vols.
Size.
Dateof Pub-lication.
NumberNumber of
of i Square
Pages. ; Inches inj a Page.
Price.
The Xr.w Testament complete -----
8
ob. 4to.
1839-51
723
no
£.
2
s.
10
d.
0
The Old Testament as far as Printed — — -
- 7
>>
-
811
110
o
0
0
(Each Volume sold separately.)
i
-
83
no
0
6
0
Mark - -- -- -- -- --
1
-
72
no
0
5
6
Luke - -- -- -- -- --
- - 1
—
si
no
0
7
0
St. John- - — _ — — - — — — -
- - 1
-
9G
no
0
5
6
Acts - - — _ — — — — —
- - 1
-
110
no
0
7
0
Ilomans to Corinthians -------
- - 1
—
89
no
0
6
0
- - 1
-
74
no
0
5
G
Hebrews to Revelation -------
- - 1
-
111
no
0
7
0
Genesis - — — — — - — — -
- - ! i
—
132
no
0
8
0
Exodus - — — - — — - — —
1843
112
no
0
7
0
Joshua - — — - — — - — —
1852
65
no
0
3
6
Judges - -- -- -- -- --
- - : 1
1852
65
no
0
3
G
Proverbs and Ecclesiastes —
- - 1
—
76
no
0
5
0
Isaiah - — — - — — — — —
- - i
1843
128
no
0
7
6
Daniel, Esther, and Ruth -------
Psalms (Prayer Book Version) -----
- - . 1
-
> 69
no
0
5
fi
> 1
-
; in-i
no
0
12
0
Grammar - — - — — — —
- - 1
-
! 13
no
0
1
0
Morning and Evening Prayer - -----
- - 1
-
! 33
70
0
2
0
Hymns from Cowpcr and Newton - - - - -
- - 1
—
i 40
70
0
2
0
five Addresses to those who wish to go to Ileaven -
" ~ 1 1
}}
81
no
0
1
6
More recently still another system has been devised byMr. W. Moon, Master of the Brighton Blind Asylum.The characters are arbitrary, though Mr. Moon definesthem as the “ Common Alphabet Simplified.” He claimsalso a new mode of stereotyping, by which the charactersare rendered sharp and prominent. The lines are readforwards and back like Frere’s plan, and it is even morebulky and expensive than his. The new mode of stereo-
typing is believed to be quite the same as Frere’s, bymeans of wires laid on tiu plates. We subjoin a list ofMr. Moon’s publications:—
The different sizes of the print are distinguished thus :—
1. Lines very wide apart, for beginners.
2. ,, wide.
3. ,, nearer.
4. ,, flatter as well as nearer.
Number
Size
Number
Pate
Number
of
of
TITLES.
of
Size.
of Pub-
of
Square
Price
Print.
Vols.
li cation.
Tages.
Indies ina Page.
The New Testament complete — — — — — —
9
ob. 4to.
1848-51
no
£.
:•
d.
(Volumes sold senarately.)
o
Psalms - -- -- -- -- --
1
1851
—
110
1
0
3
St. Matthew’s Gospel - — — — — - — —
1
1849
-
110
0
12
0
3
St. Mark’s Gospel - — — — — - —
1
1849
-
no
0
7
0
2
St. Luke’s Gospel - - — — — — — — -
1
—
—
110
0
13
0
2
St. John’s Gospel — — — — — — — — —
1
1S48
-
110
0
8
0
3
The Acts of the Apostles -------
1
1849
-
110
0
13
0
2
Romans and Corinthians — — — - —
1
1850
—
110
0
12
0
4
Galatians to Philemon - -- -- -- -
1
1849
—
110
0
7
0
2
Epistle to the Hebrews—James. Peter, John, and Jude
1
1850
-
110
0
10
6
3
Revelation — — — - — — — — - —
1
1851
—
no
0
7
0
2
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Epistles of St. John — - - -
1
ob. 8vo.
1851
-
50
0
4
0
1
St. John's Gospel , Chapters XIV. and XV., each - -
o
1850
20+18
50
i°
1 6each.
1
Epistle to the Hebrews , Chapter XII. — - - -
1
1851
15
50
0
6
1
Isaiah fill, and Psalms XXIII. and CXXV. - - -
i
1851
—
50
0
i
6
1
First Lesson Book, containing Freeman’s Card and ^Scripture Texts - -- -- -- - J
1
1850
19
50
0
6
1
Morning and Evening Devotions — _ _ _ —
The Last Days of Polycarp -------
1
CO
4-
w*
o
—
50
0
6
0
4
1
1847
10
50
0
0
4
The Last Day9 of Cranmer - — — — - — —
1
1847
—
50
0
6