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Printing

What Do We Really Know About the History of the Printing Press?

To get the whole story, you'll need a particle accelerator.

Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing September 16, 2022

Keeping the Centuries-Old Tradition of Venetian Bookbinding Alive

Inspired by a 15th-century editor, Paolo Olbi pushes to keep this from being the last chapter.

Vittoria Traverso July 29, 2022

New York, New York

The Press Room

Home to a dizzying array of letterpress blocks with a rich history.

Pantelegraph

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

Porto, Portugal

Museu Nacional da Imprensa (National Press Museum)

This museum is home to one of the biggest collections of printing press technology—plus a river view.

Bristol, England

Edward Everard's Printing Works

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

The Puzzling Provenance of Historic Hebrew Type

It's hard to match the letters with their creators.

Karen Chernick April 9, 2021

San Francisco, California

The Box SF-Historic Pressroom and Mercantile

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

'Printer's Devil'

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

A Great Wave of Hokusai Drawings Resurfaced at the British Museum

“This is definitely one of the greatest discoveries of Hokusai works in a long time."

Claire Voon September 17, 2020

A California Type Foundry Is Keeping Vintage Printing Alive

“It’s a really neat feeling to help people be able to print from hot metal.”

Glenn Fleishman August 28, 2019

How the Traditional Japanese Art of Fish Printing Inspired a Modern Art Form

Gyotaku was once a way to brag about the size of your catch.

Sabrina Imbler June 26, 2019

Ohrid, North Macedonia

National Workshop For Handmade Paper

See how paper's made the old-fashioned way.

Alcobendas, Spain

Castilla-La Mancha Park 3D-Printed Bridge

This technological marvel is one of the world's first 3D-printed bridges.

The Vintage Japanese Copy Machine Enjoying an Artistic Renaissance

Launched in the 1950s, the Risograph has been repurposed.

Evan Nicole Brown August 21, 2018

Turnhout, Belgium

National Museum of the Playing Card

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

Taipei City, Taiwan

Rixing Type Foundry

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

Permanently Closed

Ukiyoe Small Museum

A tiny collection of traditional Japanese woodblock prints, open only when the owner feels like it.