Chapter D: Darwin, Dr. Erasmus, 16

Day, Thomas, 16.

De Vinne, Theodore Low, quoted, on Baskerville’s title-pages, 55.

Dent, Robert K. _See_ Straus, Ralph, and Robert K. Dent.

Derrick, Samuel, quoted, 5, 43.

Dibdin, Thomas F., quoted, 10, 28, 30, 32, 33-34, 37-39, 42, 57.

Didot, François Ambroise, 58.

Didot, Pierre, quoted, on Baskerville, 38 _n._

Divine right of kings, collapse of, 1.

Dodsley, James, 26.

Dodsley, Robert, his edition of _Aesop’s Fables_ printed by Baskerville,
5, 34, 35;
Baskerville’s acquaintance and correspondence with, 7, 16, 17, 18, 22,
24, 26, 28;
business relations with, 35,41.

_Douglas_, tragedy of, 15.

E

Easy Hill, Baskerville’s residence, 4-6, 61, 62.

Eaves, Richard, 7.

Eaves, Sarah, wife of Richard. _See_ Baskerville, Sarah, wife of John.

Elzevir family, 38.

Enamel, invention of, 3.

English power in the East and in the New World, 1.

Epitaph, 61.

F

Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington, quoted, 48.

Florus, edition of, 39, 40, 46.

Franklin, Benjamin, 7, 17, 28, 29, 48;
letters of, on Baskerville’s work, 13-14, 45;
undertakes negotiations for Baskerville with French government, 50.

Frederick the Great, 1.

G

Galton, Samuel, 16.

Garbett, Samuel, 15.

German Empire, foundation of, 1.

Gilt buttons, boxes, etc., 3.

Goldsmith, Oliver, 36.

Gravelot, Hubert François Bourguignon, 40, 41.

Gray, Thomas, 36.

Greek type, cut by Baskerville, 36-37.

Grignion, Charles, 41.

H

Handy, John, works for Baskerville, 22.

Hansard, Thomas Curson, gives recipe of Baskerville’s ink, 25-26;
quoted, on Baskerville’s edition of Milton, 30;
on his processes of work, 46;
his criticism of Martin’s types, 53.

Harwood, Edward, quoted, on Baskerville’s edition of Virgil, 28;
of Horace, 41;
suggests that English nation should purchase Baskerville’s types, 51.

Herschel, Sir William, 16.

Hervey, James, his _Meditations_ printed in Baskerville type, 51.

Hollar, Wenzel, 39.

Home, John, 15.

Horace, edition of, 33, 39, 40, 46;
Dr. Harwood’s remarks on, 41.

Horne, Thomas Hartwell, quoted, 47.

Hot-pressing, Baskerville’s process of, 24-25, 46.

Huckell, Rev. John, his _Avon_ printed, 35.

_Hudibras_, Baskerville’s admiration for, 17-18.

Hutton, William, 10;
quoted, 6, 8, 11.