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• Title:Letterpress : the allure of the handmade / [David Jury].
  
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• Author/Creator:Jury, David.
  
• Published/Created:Mies, Switzerland : RotoVision, ©2004.
  

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  • Location:RARE BOOKS & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: Z252.5.R4 J879 2004
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Letterpress printing.
  
• Description:159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
  
• Summary:"Letterpress is the first book to explore the popular contemporary uses of this printing process. Displaying an eclectic range of typographic material, it celebrates the technical ingenuity, conventions and rebellions, art and craft of letterpress." "Presented against the background of William Morris' seminal work and the unstructured methodologies of the avant-garde artists, the contemporary scope of letterpress is revealed through the work of graphic designers, book artists, illustrators, and the rich and varied private presses."--BOOK JACKET.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-154) and index.
  
• ISBN:2880467845
  9782880467845 (hbk.)
  
• Contents:Introduction : attitudes to letterpress
  The nature of letterpress. The allure of the handmade ; The material of letterpress
  Conventions and rebellions. Establishing conventions ; Breaking conventions ; Reviving standards ; Against the establishment
  Independent publishing. Craft and control ; Craft and commerce ; Craft and technology ; Craft, design, and art
  Craft and education. The integrity of craft ; Appropriating craft
  Connecting past and future. The apparatus ; Appropriating technologies.