Today we feature the Encyclopedia of Journalism (Sterling 2009), a reminder that modern media was built on ink, paper, and skilled hands. It traces print journalism’s evolution and honors the precision, teamwork, and craftsmanship that matter today. #TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
The Museum presents The Colophon (c. 1929–1950), a unique quarterly for booklovers. Each issue featured articles on printing, publishing, or art, using the author’s own paper, typography, and illustration plus an original signed work of graphic art.
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This Christmas, the Museum of Printing celebrates the first American Christmas cards by Louis Prang, father of the American Christmas card. Created in 1873 and sold in the U.S. in 1874, they showcase a rich holiday and printing legacy.
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From the Romano Library The History and Development of Advertising (1929). This classic traces U.S. printed ads back to the first press in 1638 and the first paid newspaper ad in 1704—showing how early American advertising borrowed heavily from England
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Today we’re featuring the first issue of Printing History (1979) — the peer-reviewed journal of the @PrintingHistory Association. It celebrates the art and craft of printing through rich illustrations and stories of the people and presses that shaped print culture.
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In 18th-century England, even bills and receipts were works of art. George Bickham’s The Universal Penman (1741) remains the most complete record of English calligraphy. See a 1941 facsimile at the Romano Library or free online at Internet Archive.
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This Currier & Ives print, “Autumn in New England—Cider Making,” captures 19th-c. cider traditions and lithographic artistry. Lithographer John Schuler adapted Durrie’s painting, with colors hand-applied. See 31 more in Russel Crouse’s 1936 book.
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Enjoy TypeWorld, a paper for word processing, typesetting, and graphic arts. The Romano Library has physical copies dating back to 1977, and we’re about to digitize them to bring back the time when phototypesetting dominated the printing world.
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Printing Art magazine (1903-1925) stands out as a unique expression of visual and typographic art in American printing journals. It emphasized beauty, design integrity, and aesthetics, promoting the "artistic printing" movement – as seen in this ad. #TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary, Olga Shabalina PhD
This month we celebrate paper in print + book design. We also feature paper in Dwiggins’ timeless classic Layout in Advertising (1928). Paper for Dwiggins is more than support – it’s an active participant of design. Texture, tone, and feel matter.
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We recently stumbled upon the New England Printer and Publisher magazine, once led by Frank Romano—a rare gem that exists only here. Much respect to this one-of-a-kind publication that once captured the heartbeat of New England’s local print scene. #TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
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
A gem from the Romano Library: Alphabet and Image—a mid-century magazine for lovers of typography, graphic arts, and printing history. Published in London (1946–early ’50s), it honored the craft and had an outsized influence in British art circles. #TreasuresOfTheRomanoLibrary
