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Haebler - Since Dziatzko has proved that a Luebeck manuscript of the
Speculum doctrinale had before 1478 been lent to Rusch in
Strasburg for the purpose of printing, the question that
Rusch was the printer with the unusual R is regarded as settled.

- in the main, there can hardly be doubt that the printers
at Subiaco & Rome & also the earliest printers of Venice knew
Rusch's roman type & were influenced by it when designing
their own roman type.

The Book McMurtrie f655 M16 - the 1st book to contain a chapter on Medicine was the
Opus de universo [inserted] an encyclopedia [end inserted], by Rabanue Maurus [inserted] archbishop of Mauniz (c. 776-856) a pupil of Alcain [end inserted] - A.Rusch, Strasbourg -
1467.

The R [inserted] (type 103) [end inserted] which only needs the addition of a short cross stroke to pass muster as
[inserted] Scholderer 50 Essays [end inserted] the monogram AR was intended as a sort of signature of his own
initials. None of the books in the R type contain a colophon or
date of any kind.

Rusch - type 103 - 2 main groups
earliest I. Large folios in double columns of 56 lines to the column
- large folio in long lines 49 to page (one book only)
II. Med folios in long lines 34-36 to the page (Caracciolus)
Sermones - The book is reprinted from the edition of John of Cologne &
Marathon of Venice, which was itself printed between
Any. 1493 & Dec 1474
A. Rusch - never dated one of his books

- printer 1466? - 1489.

If one compares these earliest roman types, one of another, one is forced
to the conclusion that, at best, the type of Wendelum of Spain can be
considered the equal of Rusch's, while that of Subiaco, as well as that
of Sweynheym & Pannantz in Rome show far more survivals of the
Gothic style than A. Rusch's type. - Haebler

HEHL (102802) my caf marked 152 onn. - Towards the end of the book (last folio 173)
rubricated in red Index Sermo VII
de divina casitate...... car. CXLVI
Car. qualit'deres restituit - fo. CXLVI