Archive for the ‘technology’ Category

The Characteristics of Fine Printing Papers & the Relative Merits of Hand, Mould & Machine Manufacture

In this piod o pap shotag, an aticl on in paps and thi usag may hav only a tantalizing ct upon xponnts o good pinting. Duing th wa and at, maks o th btt typs o books saciicd quality in od to obtain suicint quantity o pap to maintain a ai at o poduction. But [...]

The Effect of the Composing Machines Upon the Typefounding Industry

Th intoduction o th composing machins psagd uin to most o th typoundis o th Unitd Stats. In 1890, whn th Linotyp machins bgan to nt th nwspap plants, th w twnty-nin typoundis¹ in Noth Amica. Twnty o ths, so a as th manuactu o typs was concnd, w about to los th makt o [...]

Spiral & Emerson: An Interview with Joseph Blumenthal

How Foundry Type’s Wearability Compares With Other Cast Type

How to Retain the Qualities of Handwork in Mechanical Production

Jan van Kimpn, A ltt to Philip Ho on ctain poblms connctd with th mchanical cutting o punchs. A acsimil poduction with an intoduction and commntay by John Dyus (Studis in th histoy o calligaphy and pinting No. 4). Cambidg (Mass.), Dpatmnt o Pinting and Gaphic Ats, Havad Collg LibayBoston, David R. Godin, 1972, 8°, [...]