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he admitted to partnership John of Cologne + John
Manthen whos names appear in many following
imprints of new books.
Before the year 1500 printing had been established
in more than 73 Italian Towns or cities.
Proctor has identified 1680 distinct type faces produced
during this brief period.
1) See Plate 48 Stamford - Haebler, Italian, Incumabula - 120 leaves
2) #23, 25 Caracciolus (Z240.9 H26a f (no leaves))

Printing introduced into Venice by a German craftsman, Johann
de Spire a narative of Speier on the Rhine,
Vindelinus - 1/2 of his output being classical + other 1/2
including law + theology, to 1 or 2 books in the vernacular
Don to the end of 1472 - a period of less than 3 yrs +
prob. 60 editions (each 40 + copies Autumn 1473 his
material parses into the hands of J. de Colonia + J. Manthen.
The 1st competitor to ot enter the field left clean by the death
of J. de Spina was the French Craftsman Nicholaus Jensson,
a native of Sommeroine, 35 miles east of Troyes.

Ceraccilus wrote thes 73 Famous Sermones during the
ponticicate of Paul II (1464-71). Thel 1st edition was
published by Wendelin von Speyer in Venice 1472 + 4 more
editions cam out the same year.

Venice had % printer at work in 1469, 2 in 1470, 5 in 71 +
12 in 1472 all producing classics. The result was a crisis
such as Rome experienced, some printers went out of
business + other reduced their output sharply.
-One of the most popular texts of the 15th C; written 1464-71
these sermons wer immediately printed in 1472.