“Books were
once made by hand, one by one, with patience and perfection. In this video, you can watch each step of the
process—from the setting of the type, to the application of ink, to the
impression onto paper, to the folding, cutting, hammering, sewing, binding,
clamping, and trimming. And all of this
is still after metal type was invented, replacing painstakingly handwritten
script” (http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/watch-a-book-being-made-the-oldfashioned-way?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=bbcculture).
And here’s
a photo of Schatje at the old printing press at Queen’s University in Kingston,
Ontario. (The photo was taken in the fall
of 1977.)
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