Download or read book Bookbinder in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg written by Thomas K. Ford and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1959-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pamphlet succinctly, clearly, and vividly details the colonial practice of the ancient "art and mystery" of turning written words into durable, portable, and beautiful records.
Download or read book The Bookbinder in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg written by Thomas K. Ford and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-12 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas K. Ford's 'The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg' is a captivating exploration of the evolving bookbinding trade in colonial America. Through meticulous research and engaging storytelling, Ford sheds light on the importance of bookbinding in shaping literary culture and disseminating knowledge during this period. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, making it an essential read for scholars and history enthusiasts alike. Ford expertly weaves together historical facts and personal anecdotes to bring the world of bookbinding to life, providing a detailed look at the tools, techniques, and significance of this craft in eighteenth-century Williamsburg. The book also delves into the social and economic factors that influenced the development of bookbinding as a profession, offering valuable insights into the lives of bookbinders and their contributions to society. Overall, 'The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg' is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of bookmaking and the impact of books on early American society.
Download or read book The Bookbinder in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg An Account of His Life Times of His Craft written by Thomas K. Ford and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Bookbinder in Eighteenth century Williamsburg written by Thomas K. Ford and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bookbinder in Eighteenth century Williamsburg written by C. Clement Samford and published by Williamsburg : Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1964 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Printer in Eighteenth century Williamsburg written by Thomas K. Ford and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1958-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the Virginia colony was founded in 1607, printing was not conducted until 1699 when William Parks was designated public printer. Of special interest is a section on "a free press," and another on the establishment in 1736 of the Virginia Gazette, the first in the colony.
Download or read book The Printer in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg written by Parke Rouse and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Printer in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg', Parke Rouse delves into the history of printing in colonial Virginia, focusing specifically on the bustling town of Williamsburg. Rouse's detailed account of the challenges and triumphs of printers during this time sheds light on the importance of the printed word in shaping public opinion and political discourse. With a blend of historical facts and engaging narrative, Rouse captures the essence of the printing industry in a rapidly changing society. His storytelling is both informative and entertaining, making this book a valuable resource for scholars and history enthusiasts alike. Rouse's exploration of the world of eighteenth-century printing provides a unique perspective on the intersection of technology, communication, and culture during this pivotal period in American history. Through his meticulous research and captivating writing style, Rouse brings to life the printers whose work played a crucial role in shaping the emerging American identity.
Download or read book The Bookbinder in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg written by C. Clement Samford and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Leatherworker in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg written by Harold B. Gill and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1967 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the leatherworker's art unfolds as leather objects vital to everyday colonial life are created. Read about tanning and currying, saddle and harness making, and the crafting of boots and shoes.
Download or read book Technology in Early America written by Brooke Hindle and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interpretative essay and extensive bibliography surveying the chronology and major characteristics of American technology before 1850 is the first available guide in this period to the rapidly developing field of the history of technology. Originally published in 1966. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Download or read book William Parks written by A. Franklin Parks and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Parks: The Colonial Printer in the Transatlantic World of the Eighteenth Century is a cultural biography that traces the important early American printer and newspaper publisher&’s path from the rural provinces of England to London and then to colonial Maryland and Virginia. While incorporating much new biographical information, the book widens the lens to take in the print culture on both sides of the Atlantic&—as well as the societal pressures on printing and publishing in England and colonial America in the early to mid-eighteenth century, with the printer as a focal point. After a struggling start in England, William Parks became a critical figure for both Annapolis and Williamsburg. He provided the southern United States with its first newspapers as well as civic leadership, book printing and selling, paper, and even postal services. Despite Jefferson&’s later dismissal of his Williamsburg newspaper as simply a governmental organ, Parks often pushed the limits of what was expected of a public printer, occasionally getting into trouble and confronting the kind of control and censorship that would eventually make evident the need for press freedoms in the new republic. It has often been asserted that, had Parks not died unexpectedly and relatively young, his reputation would have rivaled that of Franklin as a printer, entrepreneur, and man of affairs.
Download or read book Early American Technology written by Judith A. McGaw and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of original essays documents technology's centrality to the history of early America. Unlike much previous scholarship, this volume emphasizes the quotidian rather than the exceptional: the farm household seeking to preserve food or acquire tools, the surveyor balancing economic and technical considerations while laying out a turnpike, the woman of child-bearing age employing herbal contraceptives, and the neighbors of a polluted urban stream debating issues of property, odor, and health. These cases and others drawn from brewing, mining, farming, and woodworking enable the authors to address recent historiographic concerns, including the environmental aspects of technological change and the gendered nature of technical knowledge. Brooke Hindle's classic 1966 essay on early American technology is also reprinted, and his view of the field is reassessed. A bibliographical essay and summary of Hindle's bibliographic findings conclude the volume. The contributors are Judith A. McGaw, Robert C. Post, Susan E. Klepp, Michal McMahon, Patrick W. O'Bannon, Sarah F. McMahon, Donald C. Jackson, Robert B. Gordon, Carolyn C. Cooper, and Nina E. Lerman.
Download or read book The Wigmaker in Eighteenth century Williamsburg written by Colonial Williamsburg Fndtn and published by Colonial Williamsburg. This book was released on 1959-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The range of activities of this tradesperson runs the gamut from barbering and hairdressing to the design and fabrication of sought-after wigs, or perukes. By 1764 a French catalog shows 115 wig styles, "the distinguishing badge of gentle folk."
Download or read book Memory Bytes written by Lauren Rabinovitz and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital culture is often characterized as radically breaking with past technologies, practices, and ideologies rather than as reflecting or incorporating them. Memory Bytes seeks to counter such ahistoricism, arguing for the need to understand digital culture—and its social, political, and ethical ramifications—in historical and philosophical context. Looking at a broad range of technologies, including photography, print and digital media, heat engines, stereographs, and medical imaging, the contributors present a number of different perspectives from which to reflect on the nature of media change. While foregrounding the challenges of drawing comparisons across varied media and eras, Memory Bytes explores how technologies have been integrated into society at different moments in time. These essays from scholars in the social sciences and humanities cover topics related to science and medicine, politics and war, mass communication, philosophy, film, photography, and art. Whether describing how the cultural and legal conflicts over player piano rolls prefigured controversies over the intellectual property status of digital technologies such as mp3 files; comparing the experiences of watching QuickTime movies to Joseph Cornell’s “boxed relic” sculptures of the 1930s and 1940s; or calling for a critical history of electricity from the Enlightenment to the present, Memory Bytes investigates the interplay of technology and culture. It relates the Information Age to larger and older political and cultural phenomena, analyzes how sensory effects have been technologically produced over time, considers how human subjectivity has been shaped by machines, and emphasizes the dependence of particular technologies on the material circumstances within which they were developed and used. Contributors. Judith Babbitts, Scott Curtis, Ronald E. Day, David Depew, Abraham Geil, Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi, Lisa Gitelman, N. Katherine Hayles, John Durham Peters, Lauren Rabinovitz, Laura Rigal, Vivian Sobchack, Thomas Swiss
Download or read book The Arts in Early American History written by Walter Muir Whitehill and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This summary essay and the heavily annotated bibliography covering the period from the first colonization to 1826 are primarily intended to aid the scholar and student by suggesting areas of further study and ways of expanding the conventional interpretations of early American history. Originally published in 1935. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Download or read book The Bookbinder in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg written by C. Clement Sanford and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
