The epistle of Paul to the Ephesians.
Gall, James,1784?-1874.
[Edinburgh] : Printed by James Gall, 24 Niddry Street, Edinburgh,
[c. 1837].
An example of early printing for the blind by the Edinburgh printer and publisher James Gall (c. 1784-1874). While visiting Paris in 1825, Gall saw examples of embossed type books for the blind and decided to design a script which could be used by blind and sighted persons alike. He introduced his Gall Type in 1827; its trangular forms were regarded as being more easily discernible by touch than existing rounded types. Captial letters were excluded, meaning that there were only 26 characters to be learned.
Imprint from colophon.
An example of early printing for the blind by the Edinburgh printer and publisher James Gall (c. 1784-1874). While visiting Paris in 1825, Gall saw examples of embossed type books for the blind and decided to design a script which could be used by blind and sighted persons alike. He introduced his Gall Type in 1827; its trangular forms were regarded as being more easily discernible by touch than existing rounded types. Captial letters were excluded, meaning that there were only 26 characters to be learned.
Blind
Scotland Edinburgh.