A compact history of how printers have reproduced pages, beginning with block printing and Gutenberg-era movable metal type around 1440 and moving through stereotyping, the papier-mâché matrix and American practice to electrotyping by the wax-mould process. The final pages explain the lead-mould methods in use by 1921 for duplicating type and half-tones in copper and nickel.
A clear brief guide for anyone curious about the hidden craft behind book and newspaper printing. Download the free EPUB.