... Historically the designation comes from the printing trade itself, not the public. And the public is now using the term in a way divorced from its history....
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typetom@...
typetom2003
Feb 10, 2012 5:14 am
Thanks for tracking this down. Makes perfect sense that it is between DeVinne and a quote by William Morris! Much to consider here. Best wishes, Tom In a...
12991
Barbarian Press
crispinelsted
Feb 10, 2012 5:30 am
Thank you Tom, and Austin, for having made this point. Words like "artist" and "master" are thrown around today like so much confetti. You are right, of...
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Graham and Kathy
grahamoss
Feb 10, 2012 8:22 am
It's a misunderstanding of the term. A master printer was simply the man who owned the shop, and thus was the master of the workmen. In other words, he was the...
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Peter Fraterdeus
pfraterdeus
Feb 10, 2012 1:52 pm
Thanks Cory! Great stuff! I love Google Books. I'm really looking forward to the OCR and auto-translation of Latin and Greek texts from the 16th Century ;-) ...
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clayoliff
Feb 10, 2012 2:00 pm
Thought many would enjoy... http://www.linotypefilm.com/index.html -Clay...
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Julie Larson
julielarson42
Feb 10, 2012 2:50 pm
If we quietly go about our craft with no push back against ignorance, then we can go on enjoying our practice of letterpressing without grinding our teeth ...
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Eric
parallel_imp
Feb 10, 2012 3:34 pm
... That is traditional Anglo-American usage in commercial printing. It is not true of Continental usage. Some craft training there issued issued a master...
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Austin Jones
prtsbyaj
Feb 10, 2012 4:03 pm
Julie is so right. If we are distracted by the atrocities of the designers who use the computer to emaciate a face or the composition in books where they fail...
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Scott Rubel
scottford1124
Feb 10, 2012 4:13 pm
Perhaps applying the titles comes from the trade, or our peers, if we care. To "my" public, I am always a master printer, because they can't do it, but to most...
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Fritz Klinke
nagraph1
Feb 10, 2012 5:30 pm
The guy who creates the Grammy awards is just up the road from us so maybe we should have him create such an award. He uses zinc, however, and then they get...
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Graham and Kathy
grahamoss
Feb 10, 2012 5:53 pm
... Graham Moss Incline Press 36 Bow Street Oldham OL1 1SJ England http://www.inclinepress.com If we quietly go about our craft with no push back against...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 10, 2012 7:56 pm
Graham I'd agree with this, isn't "push back against ignorance" what education is all about? or should be? This forum (and others like it) wouldn't exist if we...
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Julie Larson
julielarson42
Feb 10, 2012 11:16 pm
Ok, I made the sin of being sarcastic on-line without any cue for the reader to know for certain, although I thought the whacking stick usage of ...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 10, 2012 11:30 pm
Julie Unfortunately, tongue-in-cheek and subtlety rarely work as expected in email. Common usage would dictate that letterpressed, letterpresser, ...
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Scott Rubel
scottford1124
Feb 10, 2012 11:31 pm
I did catch it, but, not knowing you, wasn't sure if I should ridicule or egg you on. I agree that constantly witnessing bad usage rots the mind. When I was in...
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Michael Hurley
mephit_stoph...
Feb 11, 2012 2:12 am
I'f you're looking for a new type plane, American Printing Equipment is no longer a good source, at least for a while. I tried ordering one from them back in...
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Incline Press
books.inclinepress@...
Feb 11, 2012 11:58 am
... Graham Moss Incline Press 36 Bow Street Oldham OL1 1SJ England http://www.inclinepress.com ... Re: [PPLetterpress] Re: Letterpress Aye, and theres two...
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George Chapman
gachap
Feb 11, 2012 5:45 pm
Last I knew you could get them from NA Graphics. -- George Chapman Formerly in the heart of the beautiful San Juan Mountains of Colorado at 9,318 feet. Now in...
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Austin Jones
prtsbyaj
Feb 12, 2012 12:39 pm
With regard to communities - Lets add a couple more distinctions. There are great technicians and there are great designers. I once had an art teacher who was...
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Silber MaiKätzchen
maykitten1
Feb 12, 2012 4:17 pm
To tell the truth, I really enjoy the planning, prepress, and bindery of complex jobs more than the presswork. Right now I have a case bound, (Smythe Sewen,) ...
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Fritz Klinke
nagraph1
Feb 13, 2012 3:42 am
Gac—What was this in response to? I must have missed the posting. Snowing, D&S to run a flanger special next weekend, Loren off to Oregon today for...
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Michael Hurley
mephit_stoph...
Feb 13, 2012 8:19 am
... Crud. That was supposed to go to the LETPRESS list. My apologies. Hardly a useful message on the photopolymer list, is it? <sighs> -- Auf wiedersehen! ...
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Gerald Lange
bielerpr
Feb 13, 2012 6:05 pm
Posting netiquette and related concerns. Please make sure your postings fit the scope of this group site (as indicated in the group description): PPLetterpress...
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Barbara Hauser
seagazer1948
Feb 13, 2012 10:29 pm
Hello PPL friends, Can anyone suggest a text- or book-weight cotton paper similar to Hahnemühle Bugra, which is a mould-made 130 gsm laid paper and comes in a...
13015
okintertype
Feb 14, 2012 3:21 am
Somebody over on the Letpress List was trying to get Planers from Amer. Print. Equip. I think several told them you had them. Stan...
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Matt Kelsey
mvk14321
Feb 15, 2012 6:22 am
Zerkall Book smooth is an excellent paper for letterpress, printed dry. It has a nice cushion for some impression without punching through the sheet, and it...
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Barbara Hauser
seagazer1948
Feb 19, 2012 4:42 am
Thanks, Matt. I combined the suggestions from PPLetterpress, Letpress, and Briar Press into a table ...
13018
rebpow77
Feb 21, 2012 7:49 pm
Hi all! I have a friend who is looking to borrow a table-top letterpress for a high school play March 21 − 27th. The HS Drama Club presents..."You Can't...
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barb tetenbaum
btetenbaum
Feb 28, 2012 9:01 pm
You are invited to the opening of TWO artist book exhibitions this Thursday, March 1st from 4-7pm at Oregon College of Art and Craft. In the Centrum is the...
