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of the three editions have a general resemblance, yet they differ seriously as to face and body. They were certainly cast from different matrices and adjustments of the mould, and were composed by different compositors. In the edition of 30 lines, the types of the text are on a body smaller than English, and those of the large lines are on Paragon body; in the edition of 31 lines the types of the text are on English body, and those of the large lines approximate Double-pica body. The types on Double-pica body are those of the Donatus of 1451 and the Bible of 36 lines; the types on Paragon body are those of the Bible of 42 lines. The appearance of these types in the Bibles is presumptive evidence that the printer of the Bibles was the printer of the Letters. The small types are unique; they were never used, so far as we know, for any other work. The large initials may have been engraved on wood, but the text and the display lines were founded