printing

This book will help turn anyone into a 3D printer enthusiast.

Printers played a major role in the American Revolution. They risked their careers and freedom for printing seditious ideas in their newspapers. Readers will discover how the printing press worked and how vital a printer was to the community.

Text and illustrations provide a guide to chalk art and lettering.

Presents, in graphic novel format, the life of a Colonial printer.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe the history of books and how important they have been to civilization.

Explores the history of type design and typographic style.

Relates the story of an impoverished printer named John Peter Zenger whose paper, the New York weekly journal, printed articles describing the new British governor, William Cosby, as corrupt and abusive. Although Zenger was only a front man for the governor's adversaries, New York Supreme Court Chief Justice Lewis Morris and attorney James Alexander, he nevertheless became the fall guy when Cosby brought the full force of his high office down upon the paper. Jailed for the better part of a year, Zenger was forced into a jury trial matched only in importance during the colonial period by the Salem Witch Trials.

The Gutenberg Bible resulted in a transformation in the distribution of knowledge and sparked incredible growth in literacy. Readers will find out how Gutenberg's printing press worked and what helped inspire it, and the Gutenberg Bible's layout and decoration are discussed. Includes images of the pages from the book itself.

Reveals the rich history behind the book, and the civilizations, empires, human ingenuity, and madness wrapped up in its 2,000-year-old medium, from papyrus scrolls to the paperbacks of today.

Takes viewers through each step in the creation of a children's book, visiting writers, illustrators, editors, and printers, showing how they do their jobs, and demonstrating the important role each plays in the process.