History of Western typography Erhard Ratdolt c. 1486 was cut to suit Venetian taste. In 1476 William Caxton, having learned his craft on the Continent, printed the first books in England with a so-called Bâtarde type (an early Schwabacher design), but soon abandoned it. The early printers of Spain were Germans who began by printing in up-to-date roman types but soon gave these up and adopted Gothic typefaces based on the letterforms of Spanish manuscripts. Valencia in the Kingdom of Aragon was the location of the first press, established in 1473. From there printers moved to other cities to set up presses. Roman types
1476 (band) to an Edgar Allan Poe based art show in Salem, Massachusetts. "A Life Of Hope & Despair" explored the melancholic and quaint life, love, and death of Edgar Allan Poe himself that you can feel as the album progresses. In 2016, Prophecy Productions signed 1476, heralding them as “America's best kept secret in the realm of dark, atmospheric Art Rock” and gained the attention of media outlets around the world proclaiming, "Prophecy Productions has found a golden nugget with 1476.". In preparation of the band’s upcoming release, "Our Season Draws Near", Prophecy reissued 1476’s entire back-catalogue and released their first