‘Henry Lanley and his wife, Katherine, will be forever remembered by typographical enthusiasts for having bought Caxton’s indulgence on 13 December 1476. With any luck they’ve made it out of purgatory by now.’
@tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on the English printing press.
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Caxton’s early interest in print was probably commercial rather than technical, that of a publisher rather than an...