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uis XVI. For want of energy the institution languished until Dr. Guillie took charge in 1814. The first book in relief in the English language was printed by Dr. Gall of Edinburgh, in 1827. The Bible was printed in Glasgow by Alston, 1848, in raised Roman characters, upper case. It was comprised in nineteen volumes. GalGall's alphabet, Edinburgh, 1826, was a modified Roman, but in the process of simplification attained a certain resemblance to some old characters, among which may be cited the Punic, Oscan, and Greek. He published a book in this character in 1826, and the Gospel of St. John in 1829-34. Gall is regarded as the principal promoter ofGall is regarded as the principal promoter of the art in Britain. He afterward modified the character of his type, and published a number of other books of the New Testament. The systems of arbitrary characters, or, in other words, the alphabets adapted for the use of those having the faculty of sight, are not necessarily the best adapted for those who depend upon the se
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), W. (search)
delivered, the paper-frame is moved along one space, so that the next selected letter is impressed in proper succession. When the end of the line is reached, the paper-frame is fed upward, at right angles to its former motion, so as to open up a new space for another line of characters. The frame is also moved back in its former path so as to bring the initial point of the new line opposite to the opening at which the letters are presented. See printing for the blind, pages 1794, 1795. Gall's apparatus, for enabling the blind to write, consisted of a frame on which the paper was placed, a cover with bars to guide the lines, which are written from the bottom upward, and of small stamps with the letters formed of common pins, which are pricked through the paper and read on the opposite side. See United States patents, Nos. 62,206,62,156,71,084, 15,164,125,024,121,026, 132,370, Writ′ing-ink. This does not properly belong to our class of subjects, but we may spare roo