John Baptist Jackson (1701-1780?), An Essay on the Invention of Engraving and Printing in Chiaro Oscuro, as Practised by Albert Durer, Hugo di Carpi, &c., and the Application of It to the Making Paper ...

"This book, except for certain additions and corrections, was published serially in the Journal of the Patent Office Society, with the title Social principles of invention."--Pref.

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