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Typographia, or The Printers' Instructor - Including an Account of the Origin of Printing, with Biographical Notices of the Printers of England, from Caxton to the Close of the Sixteenth Century (Paperback)
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Typographia, or The Printers' Instructor - Including an Account of the Origin of Printing, with Biographical Notices of the Printers of England, from Caxton to the Close of the Sixteenth Century (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries, Volume 2
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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. 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 2 is useful to
modern students of printing, as it deals with the practical aspects
of the print trade. It includes numerous specimens of type in
different alphabets, and explanations of type casting and
imposition. It also describes how to manage a print shop, as well
as the different kinds of press, including recent inventions such
as the Stanhope, Columbian and Albion, and ends with a brief
account of steam presses and stereotype.
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