Before photocopying : the art & history of mechanical copying, 1780-1938 : a book in two parts / by Barbara Rhodes & William Wells Streeter.

Main entry:

Rhodes, Barbara (Barbara J.)

Title & Author:

Before photocopying : the art & history of mechanical copying, 1780-1938 : a book in two parts / by Barbara Rhodes & William Wells Streeter.

Publication:

New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press ; Northampton, Mass. : Heraldry Bindery, 1999.

Description:

vii, 495 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 472-481) and index.
pt. I. Materials and Methods / Barbara Rhodes. 1. The Art of Copying. 2. Copying Inks / Rachel-Ray Cleveland and Barbara Rhodes. 3. Copying Papers. 4. Copying Books. 5. Letterpress Copying in the Office: Tradition and Change. 6. Duplicating Methods. 7. Preservation of Letterpress Copying Materials -- pt. II. History of the Letter Copying Press / William Wells Streeter -- Explanation of Terminology Related to Copying Processes -- Diagram 1. The Copying Press Process -- Diagram 2. The Parts of a Copying Press. 1. Early Development of the Letter Copying Press in America. 2. Illustrated Timeline of Copying Press Manufacture and Use. 3. Technical Development of the Letter Copying Press. 4. Manufacturers of Letter Copying Presses.

Summary:

"The authors cover the art and history of mechanical copying from the dawn of the industrial revolution to the remarkable founding of the Xerox Corporation."--BOOK JACKET. "This work presents the first scholarly study of the precursors of today's high-tech, high-speed copiers. Its illustrations offer an incredible array of copying equipment from U.S. Patent Office documents, vintage photographs, and 19th century company catalogs."--BOOK JACKET. "Before Photocopying is an important addition to the libraries of all copybook conservators, collectors, and historians of American and British business history."--Jacket.

ISBN:

1884718612
9781884718618

Subject:

Copying processes History.
Copying Processes history
Reprographie Histoire.
Copying processes
Kopieren
Vervielfältigung
Mechanische Presse
Technik
Reproductietechniek.
Kopieermachines.
Druckverfahren Geschichte Neuzeit
Kopie Geschichte

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.
History

Added entries:

Streeter, William W.

Art & history of mechanical copying, 1780-1938

Holdings:

Location: Library main 211512
Call No.: Z48 .R4 1999
Status: Available

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