Tramp Printers: Adventures and forgotten paths once traced by wandering artisans of newspapering and typography - Couverture souple

Howells, John; Dearman, Marion

 
9780965097901: Tramp Printers: Adventures and forgotten paths once traced by wandering artisans of newspapering and typography
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ISBN 10 : 0965097900 ISBN 13 : 9780965097901
Editeur : Discovery Press, 2006

Synopsis

Beginning with the invention ofmovable type in the 15th century,itinerant artisans roamed the highwaysand byways of the world, workingwhere and when they pleased. It allended five centuries later, whencomputer typesetting replaced humans.Mark Twain, Bret Harte, HoraceGreely (along with legionsof much less famous printers) pliedtheir trade and enjoyed adventuresas tramp printers until it all suddenlyvanished in the mid 1970s.A sociological study, as seen throughthe eyes of tramp printers themselves.Footloose and carefree, theseadventurers enjoyed 500 years offreedom, working where and whenthey pleased. A vanished breed, todaythey live on through recollections,anecdotes, and memories of how itused to be, when printers workedwith “real type.”

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Beginning with the invention of movable type in the 15th century, itinerant artisans roamed the highways and byways of the world, working where and when they pleased. It all ended five centuries later, when computer typesetting replaced humans. Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Horace Greely (along with legions of much less famous printers) plied their trade and enjoyed adventures as tramp printers until it all suddenly vanished in the mid 1970s. A sociological study, as seen through the eyes of tramp printers themselves. Footloose and carefree, these adventurers enjoyed 500 years of freedom, working where and when they pleased. A vanished breed, today they live on through recollections, anecdotes, and memories of how it used to be, when printers worked with “real type.”

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Éditeur
Discovery Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0965097900
ISBN 13 
9780965097901
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
4
Nombre de pages
290
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9780985814083: Tramp Printers: Adventures and Forgotten Paths Once Traced by Wandering Artisans of Newspapering and Typography

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  098581408X ISBN 13 :  9780985814083
Editeur : Tangible Press, 2006
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