Publishing Plates Stereotyping and Electrotyping in Nineteenth-Century US Print Culture |
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| Author:
| Makala, Jeffrey M. |
| Series title: | Penn State Series in the History of the Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-09403-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2022 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.95 |
Book Description:
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Invented in the late eighteenth century, stereotyping-the creation of solid printing plates cast from movable type-fundamentally changed the way in which books were printed. Publishing Plates chronicles the technological and cultural shifts that resulted from the introduction of this technology in the United States. The commissioning of plates ......
Invented in the late eighteenth century, stereotyping-the creation of solid printing plates cast from movable type-fundamentally changed the way in which books were printed. Publishing Plates chronicles the technological and cultural shifts that resulted from the introduction of this technology in the United States. The commissioning of plates ......