Publishing Plates: Stereotyping and Electrotyping in Nineteenth-Century Us Print Culture Makala Jeffrey M.
First realized commercially in the late eighteenth century, stereotyping--the creation of solid printing plates cast from moveable type--fundamentally changed the way in which books were printed.…
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First realized commercially in the late eighteenth century, stereotyping--the creation of solid printing plates cast from moveable type--fundamentally changed the way in which books were printed. Publishing Plates chronicles the technological and cultural shifts that resulted from the introduction of this technology in the United States.The commissioning of plates altered shop practices, distribution methods, and even the author-publisher relationship. Drawing on archival records, Jeffrey M. Makala traces the first uses of stereotyping in Philadelphia in 1812, its adoption by printers in New York and Philadelphia, and its effects on the trade. He looks closely at the printers, typefounders, authors, and publishers who watched small, regional, artisan-based printing traditions rapidly evolve, clearing the way for the industrialized publishing industry that would emerge