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Printing Press, Printers,1568

Woodcut of medieval tradesmen working at a 16th-century printing press. The printers are in the foreground; in the background, two compositors work on typesetting and preparing the printing blocks. Illustration from Jost Amman's Book of Trades, 1568. Colorized.

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Printing Press, Printers,1568

Caption:

Woodcut of medieval tradesmen working at a 16th-century printing press. The printers are in the foreground; in the background, two compositors work on typesetting and preparing the printing blocks. Illustration from Jost Amman's Book of Trades, 1568. Colorized.

Personalities:

JOST AMMAN (16th century)

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Album / Science Source

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Image size:

2520 x 2949 px | 21.3 MB

Print size:

21.3 x 25.0 cm | 8.4 x 9.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1500S • 1568 • 16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16 CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • 16TH • ART • BOOK PRINTER • BOOK TRADE • COLORIZED • COMPOSITOR • EARLY MODERN • ENGRAVING • ENHANCED • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • IMPRESOR • INDUSTRY • JOST AMMAN • MAN • MEDIEVAL • MEN • MERCHANT • PERSON • PRESS • PRINT • PRINTER • PRINTING BLOCK • PRINTING PLATE • PRINTING PRESS • PUBLICATION • PUBLISHING • TRADE • TRADE: PRINTER • TRADESMAN • TYPESETTER (MALE) • TYPESETTER • TYPESETTING • TYPOGRAPHER (MALE) • WOODBLOCK PRINT • WOODCUT • WORK • XVI CENTURY • XYLOGRAPHY