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The History of Printing (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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9780484624022: The History of Printing (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0484624024 ISBN 13: 9780484624022
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

Synopsis

From ink to industry, this history traces how printing shaped the world. Explore how presses, cylinders, and paper evolved from hand blocks to rapid machine output.

This book surveys the milestones in printing, showing how calico printing, block printing, and the rise of high-speed machines changed how people shared ideas. It highlights engineers behind major advances and explains the ideas behind inking, feeding, and printing on both sides of a sheet.

Readers will see the practical side of printing: the journey from pulp to sheet, the craft of textile printing, and the design of complex machines that print many sheets per hour.

  • How a printing press transfers ink from a drum to paper
  • Differences between machine-printed and block-printed items
  • How paper is made, treated, and sped through the press
  • Calico printing methods, from blocks to color blocks

Ideal for readers of historical technology, publishing history, and anyone curious about how everyday printed pages came to be.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0484624024
ISBN 13 
9780484624022
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
240