File:Printer in 1568-ce.png
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| Description | At the left in the foreground, a "puller" removes a printed sheet from the press. The "beater" to his right is inking the forme. In the background, compositors are setting type. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source | Woodcut illustration in the 1568 book "Ständebuch", reproduced in "Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1998. (p. 64)" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 09:16, 19 September 2007 | | 754 × 972 (319 KB) | wikimediacommons>Parhamr | {{Information |Description=At left in the foreground, a printer removes a printed page from the press. The printer at right is inking the plate. In the background, compositors are using cast type. |Source=Meggs, Philip B. ''A History of Graphic Design.'' |
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