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unbound leaves. Fournier, Pierre-Simon (illustrator). 12mo. unbound leaves. 403-446 pages. Extracted text from the periodical Mémoires de Littérature. (not in Bigmore & Wyman). The unbound signatures are in well-preserved condition, with only a hint of soiling to the pages. This small text is a condensed version of the rebuttal to Pierre Simon Fournier's Dissertation sur l'Origine et les Progrés de l'Art de graver en bois, pour éclaircir quelques traits de l'histoire de l'Imprimerie (1758) which originally described Gutenberg as NOT being the inventory of modern Western printing. First printed in 1761 under the title Lettre Sur L'Origine de L'imprimerie, Schoepflin advanced the theory that Gutenberg started his experiments in printing at Strasbourg in 1440 and perfected them at Mayence in contradiction to the Mentz theory. He attempts to prove this theory through the introduction of various pieces of important pieces of documentation which he reproduces at the end of the book. Hessel, in reviewing the controversy, believed the documentary evidence reproduced was of a very suspicious nature. Jean-Daniel Schoepflin (1694-1771) was an Alsace historian who taught history and Latin eloquence at the University of Strasbourg. His publications on the history of Alsace and the surrounding regions, as well as his work as a princely genealogist made him acquire a European reputation which participated in the "golden age" at the University of Strasbourg in the 18th century. He is the author of L'Alsace Illustrée, one of the most important works of Alsatian history as well as one of the founders of the modern historical method.