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Standing type

Standing type – a solace

November 1, 2016March 4, 2024 CrankyAdminUncategorized

Years ago, when I first wandered into the mysterious workings of the printing press, I recall having read Moxon’s Mechanick Exercises.  I was particularly fascinated by the workings of the chapel, and the elaborate system […]

Distributing type

“the universe is unfolding as it should”… On Distributing.

January 17, 2016March 4, 2024 CrankyAdminLetterpress Projects

Perhaps one of the lesser-known (and least-enjoyed) tasks of letterpress printing is distributing type, or “dissing.”   It is the final task of printing a text: it is the act of breaking up the text […]

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