place printed: England

Vincent, Discouerie, 1622 (4O3v)

At first glance, this page looks free from error and correction. But on a closer look, you can see that the last line of text has been added after the main text was printed---the last word of the line is printed over the original catchword and the ink is a slightly different color.

Vincent, Discouerie, 1622 (π1r)

The title page of this work is a bit confusing, and lengthy, because it first names the author of the work in which mistakes have been discovered, before naming the author of this work.

Webster, White Devil, 1631 (F3r)

The blank space at the top of the page, interrupting the headline and the middle of the first seven lines of text, was probably caused by a scrap of paper accidentally getting between the inked type and the blank paper.

Wroth, Urania, 1621 (2o2r)

The start of a new book within this text is marked off with a display typeface providing the title an initial letter.

Wroth, Urania, 1621 (A1r)

This title page for Wroth's prose romance is entirely engraved, from the illustration to the title above and the imprint statement below. At the very bottom of the page, on the left, is the engraver's name, "Sim. Passaeus, sculp:"