Farley P Katz
@farleypkatz.bsky.social
Medieval manuscript fragments, 16c printing, the Catholicon (Mainz "1460" but printed in 1470 w/ movable type), French book artist Joseph Hémard, 1930s calypso, fossils (Texas ammonites and echinoids) https://independent.academia.edu/FarleyKatz
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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I have posted a draft of "the Catholicon Press (1469-1470) and Printing with Wired Type", concluding wired type was used by early printers and is the reason line pairs in the Catholicon Press books moved together as a unit.
www.academia.edu/144440747/Th...
www.academia.edu/144440747/Th...
The Catholicon Press (1469-1470) and Printing with Wired Type (DRAFT 10/13/2025)
This draft article is one in a series of articles about the books printed by the Catholicon Press in Mainz (1469-1470), consisting of the Catholicon, a massive Latin grammar and dictionary, and two sm...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I have posted a draft of "the Catholicon Press (1469-1470) and Printing with Wired Type", concluding wired type was used by early printers and is the reason line pairs in the Catholicon Press books moved together as a unit.
www.academia.edu/144440747/Th...
www.academia.edu/144440747/Th...
The marks from over a thousand supposed nailheads in the Catholicon (Mainz "1460") recently discovered by Paul Needham were, in fact, left by sand grains that fell on inked type and were crushed by the platen into the type. Revised article on this analysis at:
www.academia.edu/143660455/Th...
www.academia.edu/143660455/Th...
The Catholicon (Mainz “1460”), The Myth of “Nailheads” -
A response to Paul Needham’s lecture “The Catholicon Press Revisited: The Evidence of Nailheads,” July 29, 2025. In which he claimed to have found new proof that the Catholicon Press books were printe...
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September 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The marks from over a thousand supposed nailheads in the Catholicon (Mainz "1460") recently discovered by Paul Needham were, in fact, left by sand grains that fell on inked type and were crushed by the platen into the type. Revised article on this analysis at:
www.academia.edu/143660455/Th...
www.academia.edu/143660455/Th...
Mango, my son's #BullTerrier, just doing her thing on her couch.
September 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Mango, my son's #BullTerrier, just doing her thing on her couch.
Died Hard. Neues Museum, Berlin.
September 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Died Hard. Neues Museum, Berlin.
Found this woodcut in a sammelband at the Berlin Staatsbibliothek. No idea what's up, but the dude on the left seems to be hawking a fine vine and the Angel of Truth looks like he fell into a vat of leeches. Or maybe this involves poison ivy. c. 1474-5. LC copy on right has identical coloring.
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Found this woodcut in a sammelband at the Berlin Staatsbibliothek. No idea what's up, but the dude on the left seems to be hawking a fine vine and the Angel of Truth looks like he fell into a vat of leeches. Or maybe this involves poison ivy. c. 1474-5. LC copy on right has identical coloring.
Ammonite in outside wall of firehouse in Berlin. #urbangeology #FossilFriday
September 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ammonite in outside wall of firehouse in Berlin. #urbangeology #FossilFriday
Looking for Heinrich Keffer at the fabulous Staatsbibliothek Bamberg.
September 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Looking for Heinrich Keffer at the fabulous Staatsbibliothek Bamberg.
I have posted The Catholicon (Mainz “1460”), The Myth of “Nailheads” at www.academia.edu/143660455/Th... This is a response to Paul Needham's recent lecture in which he claims to have found proof that the Catholicon Press books were printed by stereotype, not movable type. I conclude otherwise.
The Catholicon (Mainz “1460”), The Myth of “Nailheads” DRAFT
A response to Paul Needham’s lecture “The Catholicon Press Revisited: The Evidence of Nailheads,” July 29, 2025. In which he claimed to have found proof that the Catholicon Press books were printed by...
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August 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I have posted The Catholicon (Mainz “1460”), The Myth of “Nailheads” at www.academia.edu/143660455/Th... This is a response to Paul Needham's recent lecture in which he claims to have found proof that the Catholicon Press books were printed by stereotype, not movable type. I conclude otherwise.
A stock phrase in #prescription drug disclosures is "Many people using this #medication do not have serious side effects." This seems to be saying "Most people taking this do have serious side effects." Is that meant to comfort you?
August 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A stock phrase in #prescription drug disclosures is "Many people using this #medication do not have serious side effects." This seems to be saying "Most people taking this do have serious side effects." Is that meant to comfort you?
Coming Soon - Towers of Bologna - The Game!, with the basic rules concept --
August 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Coming Soon - Towers of Bologna - The Game!, with the basic rules concept --
Italian paleography help needed please. Two 16th century inscriptions in a book printed in Venice in 1561. So far, I have -
d'Andrea Iocieri (?) (L or I?) di Aquino
Est (?) Becij (?Beni) mo(n)te fusculi (= Montefusco) neapolitani constat car(?)nis octo(?bre) 2
Mille grazie!
d'Andrea Iocieri (?) (L or I?) di Aquino
Est (?) Becij (?Beni) mo(n)te fusculi (= Montefusco) neapolitani constat car(?)nis octo(?bre) 2
Mille grazie!
August 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Italian paleography help needed please. Two 16th century inscriptions in a book printed in Venice in 1561. So far, I have -
d'Andrea Iocieri (?) (L or I?) di Aquino
Est (?) Becij (?Beni) mo(n)te fusculi (= Montefusco) neapolitani constat car(?)nis octo(?bre) 2
Mille grazie!
d'Andrea Iocieri (?) (L or I?) di Aquino
Est (?) Becij (?Beni) mo(n)te fusculi (= Montefusco) neapolitani constat car(?)nis octo(?bre) 2
Mille grazie!
The engraver was Johann Martin Bernigeroth (1713-67) of the Bernigeroth family of engravers in Leipzig. Here's another he did in 1740 of a print shop, run by apprentices. On the left, Minerva(?), Roman goddess of wisdom. To her right, Carmenta(?). Roman goddess who created the alphabet.
August 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The engraver was Johann Martin Bernigeroth (1713-67) of the Bernigeroth family of engravers in Leipzig. Here's another he did in 1740 of a print shop, run by apprentices. On the left, Minerva(?), Roman goddess of wisdom. To her right, Carmenta(?). Roman goddess who created the alphabet.
How to become a printer's apprentice in 1743. A boy is led by Carmenta, a Roman goddess who created the alphabet, up steps of a temple where the goddess Typographia awaits. Each step represents a skill that must be mastered, such as reading, writing, foreign languages, declensions, conjugation. 1/2
August 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
How to become a printer's apprentice in 1743. A boy is led by Carmenta, a Roman goddess who created the alphabet, up steps of a temple where the goddess Typographia awaits. Each step represents a skill that must be mastered, such as reading, writing, foreign languages, declensions, conjugation. 1/2
Although I learned the Greek alphabet over 50 years ago, I did not realize until a few days ago what "omicron" and "omega" mean - "little o" and "big o" ("o micron" and "o mega"). 🤦♂️
July 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Although I learned the Greek alphabet over 50 years ago, I did not realize until a few days ago what "omicron" and "omega" mean - "little o" and "big o" ("o micron" and "o mega"). 🤦♂️
Hey, if there were no AI, there'd be no Fez Parker. Cogita de illo.
Fez Parker. I apologize for this but I couldn't get it out of my head.
July 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hey, if there were no AI, there'd be no Fez Parker. Cogita de illo.
My article "The Catholicon Press (1469-1470): Frisket Bites, Mask Edging, and Omitted Xs" has been published. It confirms that the Catholicon (Mainz “1460” [i.e., 1470]) was printed using movable type and not 49,000 stereotyped metal strips as has been claimed. See www.academia.edu/130386311/Da...
Dating the Catholicon Press (Mainz 1469-1470): Frisket Bites, Mask Edging, and Omitted Xs
This article provides additional evidence that disproves the theory that the Catholicon (Mainz “1460” [i.e., 1470]) and two related quartos (the “Catholicon Press” books) were printed over 10 or more ...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
My article "The Catholicon Press (1469-1470): Frisket Bites, Mask Edging, and Omitted Xs" has been published. It confirms that the Catholicon (Mainz “1460” [i.e., 1470]) was printed using movable type and not 49,000 stereotyped metal strips as has been claimed. See www.academia.edu/130386311/Da...
Fez Parker. I apologize for this but I couldn't get it out of my head.
July 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Fez Parker. I apologize for this but I couldn't get it out of my head.
BlueSky #paleography! Help! This is written in a sammelband of tracts printed in Nuremberg c. 1470. Elsewhere on the page, but in a different hand, is "Este liber pertinet Heinrico Keffer de Moguntia." The best I can come up with is "Magun(ti)o e(st) aros(??)" but that's not right. Thanks!
June 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
BlueSky #paleography! Help! This is written in a sammelband of tracts printed in Nuremberg c. 1470. Elsewhere on the page, but in a different hand, is "Este liber pertinet Heinrico Keffer de Moguntia." The best I can come up with is "Magun(ti)o e(st) aros(??)" but that's not right. Thanks!
June 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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good dude I saw this morning
June 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
good dude I saw this morning
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