Seán Jennett

Pioneers in Printing (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1958, through a series of lively biographies of men important in the history of printing - Gutenberg, Caxton, Baskerville, Caslon, Senefelder, Koenig, Mergenthaler, and Lanston - Pioneers in Printing traces the growth and development of the craft of printing from its invention in the fifteenth century to modern times. The aim of the book is not to recount the technicalities of machinery, but rather to present each character as a living man engrossed in his ideas and pursuing them persistently, in conflict or in agreement with his period. The book is written in a clear and easy style, free of technical terms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040431610
• Artikelnr.: 75282515

Autorenporträt

Seán Jennett (1912-1981) was a typographer, book editor, and author of travel books. He was also a published poet.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Johann Gutenberg and the Invention of Printing. William Caxton.
William Caslon. John Baskerville. Senefelder and the Invention of
Lithography. The Printing Machine and Frederick Koenig. The Advent of the
Composing Machine. Mergenthaler and the Invention of the Linotype. Tolbert
Lanston and the Monotype. Index.