Blake and the Banknote Crises of 1797, 1800, and 1818.

On 5 April 1797, Blake signed a certificate attesting to the efficacy of Alexander Tilloch's method for producing forge-proof banknotes. Tilloch's scheme was designed to obviate the human cost of forgery, which was a capital offence. Predicated on a stereotype printing process, Tilloch's method was...

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Publicado en:	University of Toronto Quarterly Vol. 80; no. 4; pp. 815 - 837
Autor principal:	Crosby, Mark
Formato:	Essay
Publicado:	University of Toronto Press Fall2011
Materias:	Blake, William, 1757-1827 Literature & history Counterfeit money Engraving Tilloch, Alexander Poetry (Literary form) Literary criticism Forgery in literature History
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