A Brief History of Printing in England
by Frederick W. Hamilton
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About this eBook
- Author
- Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1860-1940
- Title
- A Brief History of Printing in England A Short History of Printing in England from Caxton to the Present Time
- Credits
- Richard Tonsing, Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- Z: Bibliography, Library science
- Subject
- Printing -- Great Britain -- History
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 65596
- Release Date
- June 11, 2021
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.A BRIEF HISTORY of PRINTING IN ENGLAND A SHORT HISTORY OF PRINTING IN ENGLAND FROM CAXTON TO THE PRESENT TIME
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.CONTENTS — CHAPTER I The English Pioneers
- 4.CHAPTER II The Regulation of the Industry and the Company of Stationers
- 5.CHAPTER III John Day and the Dark Ages of English Printing
- 6.CHAPTER IV The Eighteenth Century: the Period of Transition
- 7.CHAPTER V The Whittinghams and the Modern Book
- 8.SUPPLEMENTARY READING
- 9.REVIEW QUESTIONS — SUGGESTIONS TO STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS — QUESTIONS
- 10.TYPOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERIES FOR APPRENTICES
- 11.TYPOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERIES for APPRENTICES — PART I— Types, Tools, Machines, and Materials — PART II— Hand and Machine Composition — PART III— Imposition and Stonework — PART IV— Presswork — PART V— Pamphlet and Book Binding — PART VI— Correct Literary Composition — PART VII— Design, Color, and Lettering — PART VIII— History of Printing — PART IX— Cost Finding and Accounting — PART X— Miscellaneous
- 12.ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- 13.CONTRIBUTORS
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