The Swifts

The Swifts
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Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 0813921619
ISBN-13 : 9780813921617
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Book Synopsis The Swifts by : Walker Rumble

Download or read book The Swifts written by Walker Rumble and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Swifts, Walker Rumble, himself a printer and printing historian, follows the trail of these colorful compositors who became famous by winning typesetting races. Tellingly, at the same time that the most celebrated contests were taking place, technological and cultural forces were threatening the Swifts' way of life. First, women printers vied for shopfloor legitimacy; then, in the mid-1880s, typesetting machines such as Mergenthaler's Linotype arrived, replacing the artisans forever."--BOOK JACKET.


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