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  1. Making of a Renaissance Book, The (1969 Film, Video)

    Director
    Dana W Atchley
    Producer
    Dana W Atchley
    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Illustrates the earliest detailed account of the working of the printing press, as published by Christophe Plantin in 1567. Professor Dana W Atchley III narrates from Plantin’s text as experts carry out...

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  2. Christopher Plantin, Polyglot Printer of Antwerp (1990 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Levinson
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the printing and publishing house founded by Plantin in the 1560s, looking at the wide range of scholarly books which he published including the production of the highly complex Polyglot Bible....

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  3. Future of Print, The (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Geoff Wheeler
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    What future is there for the printed word?. By looking at the impact of the printing press in the 15th century, we can get some clues to the future. Presents a brief history of printing and literacy using...

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