I do apologise to society at large, I think the reason the scientists haven't yet made teleportation devices publicly available is because I'd abuse them to just spend every weekend in this paradise of a museum.
Anyway, you should all go though. #BookHistory #PrintingHistory
Work experience of Joannes Lievens in 1733 (MPM Arch. 735, item 422)
To work at the #PlantinPress, you needed proven experience. Pressman Joannes Lievens trained with Jouret, spent 3 years in Mechelen with Van der Elst, then worked briefly for Du Caju and later for the widow Van der Cruys. In 1733, at age 26, he looked for a new job.
#Skystorians #PrintingHistory /1
Ever wondered how pressmen and compositors at the early-modern Plantin Press structured their careers? 📘🕰️
Join the University of Antwerp as a PhD fellow and dive into the rhythms of labour between 1580–1840
Apply by 1 July 2026 👇
#PhDPosition #EarlyModern #PlantinPress #PrintingHistory #Antwerp
#Bookhistory #printinghistory people: what can I read and share with my students on the development of punchcutting and typefounding as trades in the early modern period?
I tend to explain traditional and alternative theories of Gutenberg's types, gesture towards his very limited stock, +
📜 Explore Ovid’s Heroical Epistles with us - an early modern print whose doodles, torn pages, and pointed dedications reveal how seventeenth-century readers engaged with the poet.
Read more in our latest blog post by Brenda Luies (Galway).
#REBPAF #MSCA #BookHistory #OldBooks #Ovid #PrintingHistory
Imposition dates back to the 15th century, when printers physically arranged pages so they’d appear in the right order after folding and trimming. Today, that process happens digitally.
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#PrintingTerms #FunFactFriday #PrintingHistory
📣 Reminder: CFP Deadline Coming Up!
If you’re planning to apply for our #REBPAFConference, the deadline is December 15!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this exciting conversation on early book studies!
Spread the word! 📚
Follow link for details.
#REBPAF #MSCA #bookhistory #printinghistory
Movable books can be found going back centuries, and became more common for children’s books in the mid-18th century and early 19th century. They can be thought of as early pop-up books!
#AmericanHistory #PrintingHistory
Printed illustration of a skeleton operating a printing press.
💀 Discover a skeleton working a printing press in the Peter Isaac Collection! Peter Isaac, an engineer turned printing enthusiast, focused on the English provincial book trade. The collection is being catalogued — more surprises to come! #RareBooks #PrintingHistory #Archives
Did you know #REBPAF also has a very active Instagram? 📸✨
Follow @rebpaf.network for more visuals, updates & fun, interesting videos! 📚📽
#MSCA #BookHistory #ResearchImpactEU #PrintingHistory #ManuscriptHistory #Booksky
Small engraving of John Wallis' "Library, Shed and Room for morning recreation" in Sidmouth, Devon. Wallis, a London publisher of illustrations & games, relocated to Sidmouth where he set up a circulating library "Wallis' Marine Library" #devon #aquatints #printinghistory #libraryhistory
What to with bold, old metal type with the disconcerting name of “Empire”? Well, one solution is to beat swords into ploughshares. So I printed up some 72pt Peace with Morris Fuller Benton’s 1930s design.
#peace #ploughshares #typedesign #metaltype #printinghistory
Sharing as you all might find this small database of Italian ex libris stamps helpful in provenance work... hat tip to the inimitable Nick Wilding for pointing it out to me! #BookHistory 📜 #PrintingHistory 📚 archiviopossessori.it/segni-posses...
For graphic artists or printing/book historians, Print: A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts is a treasure trove—rich in scholarship, rooted in history, and built to last. Each issue is both a study and an artifact. #TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary #Printinghistory #Graphicarts
Book Launch for 'Printing Colour 1700–1830' edited by Margaret Morgan Grasselli and Elizabeth Savage.
🕓 29 May, online 16:00-17:30 BST. #BookHistory #PrintingHistory
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Some of the more extravagant hands in Augustino De Siena’s writing book. Taken from my beautiful handbound facsimile by Merrion Press. The original copy was in the British Library at the time of printing and was published in 1568.
#earlymodern #historicalhandwriting #printinghistory #calligraphy
Did You Know? Estimates claim the printing press was able to create over 20 million copies between 1455 and 1500.
Did you know? Gutenberg’s press produced over 20 million copies in its first 45 years, kickstarting the age of mass communication! 💥📚
#DidYouKnow #PrintingHistory #Gutenberg #MassPrinting #CedarGraphics
From Scroll to Script: Belarusian Book Printing Through the Ages ✒️📚✉️
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#BelarusStamps #PrintingHistory #PhilatelyMeetsHistory #FrancyskSkaryna #PrintingRevolution #EarlyModernEurope #StampCollectors #ElizabethEisenstein #CulturalHeritage #Bibliophiles
Rare Gutenberg Bible Leaf Set to Fetch Fortune – Antique Treasure Unveiled!
...#GutenbergBible #RareFind #HistoricalTreasure #PrintingHistory #BibleLeaf #AntiqueDiscovery #CotswoldsAuction #ChorleysAuctioneers #BookCollector #GutenbergRevolution #1455Manuscript #BromsgroveFind #RareManuscript…
A must-watch if you haven't seen this, #bookhistory and #printinghistory people.
Did You Know? Although Gutenberg’s invention spread to over 270 European cities by the late 15th century, he died in 1468 in financial ruin after losing a 1455 lawsuit that forced him to abandon his printing business.
Did you know?
Gutenberg’s invention spread to over 270 European cities by the late 15th century, yet he died in 1468 in financial ruin after a lawsuit forced him to abandon his printing business.
#DidYouKnow #PrintingHistory #Gutenberg #HistoryTrivia
🖨️🇦🇹 Celebrating 175 Years of the Austrian State Printing Press! ✉️
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#AustrianStamps #StampCollecting #Philately #PrintingHistory #Austria #PostalHeritage
Happy Pi Day
Happy Pi Day from Cedar Graphics!
Celebrating endless creativity & innovation today, just like Pi Sheng's invention of movable type in 1045 AD. Here’s to infinite inspiration in print!
#HappyPiDay #Innovation #PrintingHistory #CedarGraphics #InfiniteInspiration
If the binding is left uncovered, these books can be opened to 360°. #books #bookhistory #printinghistory #copticbinding
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Did You Know? The printing press was invented by German inventor Johannes Gutenberg around 1439. #themoreyouknow
Did you know? Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1439, changing the way we share ideas forever. Fast forward to today—at Cedar Graphics, we're carrying that legacy into the digital age with cutting-edge print solutions.
#DidYouKnow #Gutenberg #PrintingHistory
This is the Codex Sinaiticus, a version of the Christian Bible dated to the 4th century. #books #bookhistory #printinghistory #codex
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#LargeFormat four-volume set (ca. 1931) about #printing and #books in #French. Heavy! Lots of #illustrations in #colour and #B&W. $250. #Booksky #PrintingHistory #art
