Canst Thou Draw Out Leviathan with Computational Bibliography? New Angles on Printing Thomas Hobbes’ “Ornaments” Edition

This article attributes one of the three “first” editions Leviathan to London printer John Richardson (fl. 1673–1703), revising Noel Malcolm’s attribution a different in recent Clarendon Edition Leviathan. We lay out mystery Leviathan’s so-called “Ornaments” edition and use evidence from damaged type pieces say why we attribute its printing Richardson. then give short sketch Richardson’s life career present that supports new date for edition, including newly discovered advertisements deteriorating type. conclude with some implications book history bibliography, on hand, Hobbes scholarship other. argue what call “computational bibliography”—the analysis bibliographical through computational methods such as machine learning computer vision— offers angles seeing materiality craft clandestine, anonymously-printed books like Hobbes’