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Printing history
      Titles Descriptions
  1. Gutenberg Digital
  2. Handpress
  3. History of Books and Printing
  4. Manuscripts, Books, and Maps: The Printing Press and a Changing World
  5. Printing History
  6. Printing's Past by Frank Granger
  7. Psymon Web Bindery

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Gutenberg Digital
Digitised version of the Gutenberg Bible. Contains selected illuminations and describes the publication's historical background. Available in English and German.
     Author: Lossau, Norbert & Martin Liebetruth, Martin
     Subjects: bible, printing history
     DeweyClass: 220.5
     Resource type: images, non-fiction ebook
Handpress
Information about the history and process of handpress printing. Documents printers who employ handpresses and their publications, and provides details of related exhibitions, study opportunities, workshops, and conferences. Also lists museums and libraries worldwide which have handpresses on display, with links to Web pages where available.
     Author: Rummonds, Richard-Gabriel
     Subjects: printing history, publishing studies
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: documents
History of Books and Printing
Bibliographic details of publications dealing with printing history. Topics covered include Antiquity: Alphabets, Writing Systems, Writing Material, Medieval Period: The Codex and Manuscript Production, Invention and Spread of Printing, and Books and Society.
     Author: New York Public Library
     Subjects: book studies, printing history
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: bibliography
Manuscripts, Books, and Maps: The Printing Press and a Changing World
Document tracing the development of the printed book by examining important periods, the rise of the University, the development of technology, the Protestant reformation, the rise of vernacular languages, and maps of the new world.
     Author: Jones, Bruce
     Subjects: printing history
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: document
Printing History
Journal of the American Printing History Association, published twice yearly. Includes author and subject indexes from past issues, selected articles and details about the association itself.
     Author: American Printing History Association
     Subjects: printing history
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: journal
Printing's Past by Frank Granger
Collection of seventy historical anecdotes/essays inspired by the print industry by Frank Granger. Includes details of transitional technologies, archaic printing terms, printing etymologies, figures and symbols used today, and infamous counterfeiters.
     Author: Granger, Frank
     Subjects: printing history
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: articles
Psymon Web Bindery
Resource tracing the history of the printing industry, giving examples of decorative initials, which may be downloaded and used freely, and masterpieces in typography and page decoration from the days of Gutenberg and throughout the 17th century. Also provides information about the legend of Koster, thought to have invented printing, and offers examples of digital art and Web page designs.
     Author: Koster, Ron
     Subjects: printing history, publishing studies
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: documents