Typographia or The Printers' Instructor: Volume 1 - Couverture souple

Johnson, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108047777 ISBN 13 : 9781108047777

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

John Johnson (1777–1848) worked for a private press at Lee Priory, Kent, which published limited editions of poetry, prose and pamphlets, but was not financially successful. Moving to London in 1824, Johnson produced this two-volume work on printing, which had become a popular topic in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. As with Hansard's Typographia of 1825 (also available in this series), his knowledge of the history of printing is largely derived from secondary works, particularly those of Dibdin. The work was published in several formats, and contemporary reviewers noted Johnson's highly ornate typography and use of engravings more than the contents. Volume 1, in which Johnson was assisted by Richard Thomson, Librarian of the London Institution, covers the history of printing. It lists printers working in England up to the end of the sixteenth century, with bibliographical details of titles known to have been published by them.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108047777
• ISBN 13: 9781108047777
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 652
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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