printing

Presents an overview of the history of the printed book, from papyrus scrolls to ebooks, and chronicles the importance of Gutenberg, the development of materials such as bindings and typefaces, and the impact of the book on society and culture.

Studies the interplay between the scientific and print revolutions and their roles in the production and dissemination of knowledge.

Follows the processes in a printing plant which produce the books we find in stores, libraries, and schools.

Having written and illustrated a book about her grandparents, Dora asks her friend Tom for help in printing and binding it.

Presents step-by-step, photo-illustrated instructions for making prints with hands, fingertips, leaves, food, string, "junk" such as nails and spools, stencils, and design blocks, and for making monotypes and marbled prints.

Text and step-by-step photographs illustrate a number of different printing techniques including hand prints, smudge prints, mono-printing, rag prints, and block printing.

Guide to designing and making your own book.

Illustrations and step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to create a variety of printed objects using simple materials.

Summarizes the documentation style of the Modern Language Association of America as it pertains to writing research papers, providing information on how to prepare a bibliography, how to document sources within the text of a paper, when and how to use footnotes and endnotes, and how to avoid plagiarizing.

Discusses the invention of mechanical printing, from its origins in China through Gutenberg to present technology, examining typography, graphic arts, paper, bookbinding, photography, and the cultural contexts of printing.