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Walking in the Galt area of Cambridge, Ontario, we came across this small shop which contains an old printing press. Trying to get a picture of the press, I also got a picture of the street behind me reflected in the glass window.
Die Columbia-Handpresse wurde 1813 von George Clymer, einem Mechaniker aus Philadelphia, erfunden und ab 1820 in Europa eingesetzt.
Charakteristisch für Columbia-Handpresse sind die reichen Verzierungen. Ein Weißkopfseeadler fungiert als Gegengewicht oben an der Presse. In seinen Krallen hält er die Donnerkeile des Jupiters, einen Olivenzweig und ein Füllhorn.
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The Columbian hand printing presss was invented in 1813 by George Clymer, a mechanic at Philadelphia, and from 1820 it was used in Europe. The Columbian design is notable for its elaborate, symbolic ornamentation. The cast-iron bald eagle on the top lever represents the United States. It clutches in one talon a cornucopia, representing prosperity and plenty, while the other clutches an olive branch, representing peace. An experienced pressman and his assistant could produce up to 250 printed sheets per hour.
The special collections, believed to be among the largest in the United Kingdom,[5] include medieval illuminated manuscripts and examples of early European printing, including a Gutenberg Bible, the second largest collection of printing by William Caxton,[6] and the most extensive collection of the editions of the Aldine Press of Venice.[7] The Rylands Library Papyrus P52 is believed to be the earliest extant New Testament text. The library holds personal papers and letters of notable figures, among them Elizabeth Gaskell and John Dalton.IMG_1178_Art Koch
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The town of Derge is famous for its three-storey printing house, or parkhang, built in 1729, where Kangyur, a collection of Buddhist scriptures and Tengyur, a collection of commentaries, are still printed from wooden blocks. It was established during the reign of Derge king Tenpa Tsering. The printing house, run by monks, continues to use its ancient techniques and uses no electricity. The roof is used for drying the printed sheets.
It has been estimated that the 217,000 blocks stored at Derge comprise 70% of the Tibetan literary heritage. Derge knows all. It is the most incredible thing in the whole entire planet. DERGE can be anything you want it to be
The town also contains several historic Tibetan monasteries, notably the Gongchen Monastery.
The Grade I Listed Clarendon Building, on the corner of Broad Street and Catte Street in Oxford, Oxfordshire.
The Clarendon Building is an early 18th-century neoclassical building of the University of Oxford. It is located next to the Bodleian Library and the Sheldonian Theatre and near the centre of the city.
Until the early 18th century the printing presses of the Oxford University Press (OUP) were in the basement of the Sheldonian Theatre. This meant that the compositors could not work when the Theatre was in use for ceremonies. The University therefore commissioned a new building to house the OUP.
Nicholas Hawksmoor produced a neoclassical design, construction started in 1711 and it was completed in 1715. The building was funded largely from the proceeds of the commercially successful History of the Great Rebellion by the 1st Earl of Clarendon, whose legacy later paid for the building of the Clarendon Laboratory in Oxford as well.
In the 1820s the OUP moved to new premises in Walton Street, after which the University used the Clarendon Building for administrative purposes. In 1975 the building was transferred to the Bodleian Library, for which it now provides office and meeting space for senior members of staff.
On 22 January 2009 student demonstrators occupied part of the Clarendon Building for seven hours, following similar protests at other UK universities. The demonstrators called for the University to condemn Israel's role in the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict and to cancel a lecture series at Balliol College inaugurated by Shimon Peres. They ended their protest after an agreement with the Senior Proctor.
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Real photo postcard. Postally unused.
Bought from an eBay seller in Wellington, Shropshire, United Kingdom.
Steam-powered printing press.
Imprensa tipográfica movida a vapor.
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O museu portuense : jornal de historia, artes, sciencias industriaes e bellas letras, N.º 1, 1 de Agosto de 1838.
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East Lansing resident Arie Koelewyn adjusts the spacing between letters after a test run on the printing press on Sept. 29, 2016 in the art studio at Snyder Hall.
The printing press used for the course is the Adana, a tabletop press for hobbyists; this model was introduced in 1953.
Pulling down the handle moves the twin rollers up and over the inked disc; if a forme has been inserted then the rollers will transfer ink to the type on their way down. At the same time, the platen is moved up towards the forme. Thus, once the type has been inked, pulling the handle all the way will create an impression: the printed sheet.
I thought this shot of the movable type printing press was the most appropriate for my first Disney shot processed with Lightroom 4. I didn't play with the beta all that much, but let me say I am completely blown away with the improvements made from LR3.6 to LR4.
It's going to take me a little bit to get used to the new sliders, but after only processing 2 photos I'm already in love with the changes Adobe made.
Removing the 'brightness' slider and replacing it with Highlights, shadows, whites & blacks allowed me to keep that guy in the front's beard from being completely blown out.
I had worked on this shot in Lightroom 3.6, and I was pleased with the results, but I am much more happy with the way it looks now.
There are also the cool new Map & Book modules to play around with. Not to mention the overall price drop on Lightroom. Good show Adobe, good show!
Still curious how many others use Lightroom versus Aperture, iPhone or just straight up Photoshop. Sound off in the comments if you don't mind.
Thanks for looking, & have a fantastic weekend
-Alan
1/15 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
24mm (EF24mm f/1.4L II USM)
George Arbalasrster, on Kluge printing press, Bushells Tea Factory, Sydney, 1936-1937, copy prints from vintage negatives, State Library of New South Wales, PXE 1554
And her children. Inside the Ler Devagar bookshop in Lisbon a few months ago. Built in an old print works, the old equipment is still there, built into the huge shop.
Hi Ken, came across a photo, 27736_393877167049_576262049_4794548_5512236_n, in Church of the Assumption album. Perhaps you could add the following caption?
This is the wonderful Sr. Monica Duffner at her printing press in Sevenoaks Convent. As an apprentice compositor in the early seventies I spent many happy hours with Sr. Monica assisting in the production of pamphlets and leaflets. Pat Nolan
Chambers’s Encyclopaedia - a Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People. (1868).
Illustrated with Maps and numerous Wood Engravings..
Published by W. And R. Chambers, London. Half leather bound, 10 Vols total 8400 pages, 18cm x 26cm.
Spaceship Earth.
"In the mid fifteenth-century, Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press. His new device now makes information available to the masses. In the background of this scene we see pressmen sorting paper and setting type while in the foreground, Gutenberg examines a page from the bible he is currently printing. This sheet is an exact replica from the Gutenberg Bible on display at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California".
land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2010/01/spaceship_earth...
Arrived at last! Currently sitting in the box-room awaiting new rollers and runners (and a fresh bale of padding on the platen). Everything else seems to be in order though, and we can't wait to start printing (we plan to use it for printing both letterpress and wood engravings). The chase that's loaded in this picture came already set up with the press and needs to be dismantled again. The little green packet on the bottom right contains several very rusty gauge pins.
Hill's Cigarettes "Scientific Inventions & Discoveries" issued in 1929.
#32 William Caxton and the printing press
An old machine, probably about 70 or 80 years old or more and used for printing propaganda leaflets and single page newspapers. Possibly a wartime memorial?
This is by far my most viewed photo on Flickr, and almost all of them come from people who have typed "old printing press" in a search engine. I know it has been used on blogs and slide shows a few times, but not nearly often enough to justify the popularity. I find it fascinating that in this age of digital publishing, my most popular photo is one of ancient publishing technology, but I'm getting more and more curious about why so many people look for it. Sadly, I lost the original long ago, or I would have uploaded a bigger version.