
Pioneers in Printing
Sean Jennett(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 24. September 2025
Book
Hardback
212 pages
978-1-041-10889-4 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1958, through a series of lively biographies of men important in the history of printing - Gutenberg, Caxton, Baskerville, Caslon, Senefelder, Koenig, Mergenthaler, and Lanston - Pioneers in Printing traces the growth and development of the craft of printing from its invention in the fifteenth century to modern times. The aim of the book is not to recount the technicalities of machinery, but rather to present each character as a living man engrossed in his ideas and pursuing them persistently, in conflict or in agreement with his period. The book is written in a clear and easy style, free of technical terms.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Adult education, General, and Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
421 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-10889-4 (9781041108894)
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Person
Sean Jennett (1912-1981) was a typographer, book editor, and author of travel books. He was also a published poet.
Content
Preface. Johann Gutenberg and the Invention of Printing. William Caxton. William Caslon. John Baskerville. Senefelder and the Invention of Lithography. The Printing Machine and Frederick Koenig. The Advent of the Composing Machine. Mergenthaler and the Invention of the Linotype. Tolbert Lanston and the Monotype. Index.