Author: Sigfrid Henry Steinberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Originally published in 1955, this text has been substantially revised and updated, taking account of the huge technological changes experienced in the printing industry since the 1970s. The coverage includes censorship, bestsellers, popular series, the history of illustration, the invention of lithography, and the connection between printing and education, language and literature. According to Beatrice Warde, the book represents the five hundred years of printing as a creator of changes in human lives.
Five Hundred Years of Printing
Author: S. H. Steinberg
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486821366
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Scholarly and highly readable survey traces the industry from its 15th-century beginnings through the technical advances of the 20th century. Explores associations between printing and education, language, and literature.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486821366
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Scholarly and highly readable survey traces the industry from its 15th-century beginnings through the technical advances of the 20th century. Explores associations between printing and education, language, and literature.