Five Hundred Years of Printing
by S. H. Steinberg
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This highly readable survey traces the history of printing with movable type from its 15th-century beginnings in Gutenberg's workshop to the technical advances of the 20th century. Observations on type design, book production, bestsellers, censorship, and other topics explore associations between printing and education, language, and literature. S. H. Steinberg's classic study begins with the creative century, from 1450 to 1550, which witnessed the invention and origins of practically every show more single feature that characterizes modern printing. A look at the era of consolidation follows, noting additional developments and refinements. The final section examines the 19th century and its era of mechanization, which began with the invention of lithography and ended with William Morris's rediscovery of the Middle Ages. The book concludes with the radical innovations of the 20th century, ranging from new methods of production and distribution to the changing habits of producers and readers. show lessTags
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100 pages fell out of this book in one big clump, vanished into the papery chaos of my house, and did not resurface again. I feel ok about this. It was an educational read, but one which felt really, really educational - the book equivalent of lima beans. The most enjoyable parts came when the author let loose with some venomous comment about Soviet Russia or why we should even bother to teach the masses to read, as they'll waste their literacy on crappy books. Despite the bile, it gave a human touch to an otherwise monotonous read.
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The Printing Press was the Internet of the Middle Ages.
The Printing Press was the Internet of the Middle Ages.
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Indeholder "Forord af Beatrice Warde", "Forfatterens introduktion", "Første afsnit", " Bogtrykkerkunstens første hundrede år 1450-1550", " I. Inkunablernes tid", " II. Gutenberg", " III. Skrifter og skrifttegnere", " IV. Bogtrykkerkunstens udbredelse", " V. Bogtryk på folkesprogene", " VI. Bogtrykker og forlægger", " VII. Tidlige best-sellers", " VIII. Titelbladet", " IX. Bogillustration", "Andet afsnit", " Konsolideringens Æra 1550-1800", " X. Skriftbilledet", " XI. Bogproduktionen", " XII. Udgivere og mæcener", " XIII. Officielle og private trykkerier", " XIV. Læsere og leksika", " XV. Tidsskrifter og aviser", " XVI. Biblioteker", " XVII. Censur", "Tredie afsnit", " Det 19. århundrede og tiden derefter", " XVIII. Tekniske show more fremskridt", " XIX. Det latinske alfabet i skrift og på tryk", " XX. Boghandelen", " XXI. Censuren", " XXII. Officielle og private trykkerier", " XXIII. Læserne", " XXIV. Kometer og fiksstjerner", " XXV. Populære serier", "Konklusion", "Efterskrift, bibliografi og register", " Forfatter, bog og udgave", " Nogle titler til videre læsning", " Register".
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- Canonical title*
- Die Schwarze Kunst
- Original title
- Five hundred years of printing
- Alternate titles*
- 500 años de imprenta.
- Original publication date
- 1955
- People/Characters
- John Baskerville; William Caxton (c.1422-1491); Claude Garamond; Johannes Gutenberg (1394/99-c.1468); Nicolas Jenson; Aldus Pius Manutius (1449/1452-1515) (show all 8); Stanley Morison; William Morris
- Important places
- Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Important events
- Copyright Act
- Epigraph
- Typographia, ars artium omnium conservatrix
(Penguin Books, 3rd ed., 1974). - Dedication*
- Meinem Freunde Ahasver v. Brandt und der Erinnerung an unsern gemeinsamen Freund Ludwig Beutin (+ 15. September 1958) gewidmet
- First words
- Reviser's Preface
'These were the five hundred years of the Printer' -- so wrote Beatrice Warde in 1955, at the beginning of her foreword to the first Penguin edition of this book -- 'the centuries in which there was h... (show all)is way, but no other way, of broadcasting identical messages to a thousand or more people, a thousand or more miles apart.'
Chapter I
The first century of printing
1450-1550
1. THE INCUNABULA PERIOD
All historical periods are makeshift expedients: people did not go to bed in the Middle Ages and wake up in modern times. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)In response to this demand it has now come about that hard-cover publishers acquire the copyright of paper-backs and reprint them in solidly bound library editions.
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