In the fifteenth century Basel was not yet, as it became in 1501, a member of the Swiss confederacy, and typographically its relations with Mainz, Strassburg, Nuremberg and other German towns were very close.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
The Vininese confederacy practises neither cruelty nor deception.
"The Instant of Now"
Irving E. Cox, Jr.
Since that time relations between the Planetary Union and the Vininese confederacy had steadily improved-at least in appearance.
"The Instant of Now"
Irving E. Cox, Jr.