عنوان

Dictionary of Typography and its Accessory Arts /

(Number (ISBN

9780511707209 (ebook)

Number

b502790

Title Proper

Dictionary of Typography and its Accessory Arts /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

John Southward.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Place of publication not identified :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press.

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

publisher not identified,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1875.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (200 pages) :

Other Physical Details

digital, PDF file(s)

Series Title

Cambridge library collection. History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries.

Text of Note

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Dec 2015)

Text of Note

The son of a Liverpool-based printer, John Southward (1840-1902) was a prolific writer and editor of books on the subject. He edited the Printers' Register from 1886 to 1890, and his Modern Printing: A Handbook remained a standard work for apprentice printers and compositors well into the twentieth century. This dictionary of terms employed in printing offices was one of his earlier works, initially issued as a monthly serial within the Printers' Register. The resulting high demand led to the publication of a second edition in book format in 1875. Painstakingly compiled, it covers the history and practice of typography, and gives references to other works where further information can be found. Over a century later, the technology and terminology of typesetting and printing have undergone enormous changes, but this book remains a fascinating snapshot of the British printing industry in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

Parallel Title

Dictionary of Typography & its Accessory Arts.

Almanacs.

Printing, Dictionaries.

Southward, John,1840-1902

Date of Transaction

20151215030815.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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