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Five Scenes Related to Type Foundry and Book Production
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The scenes show: engraving of letters, casting of letters, removing the cast letters from the molds, compositors at work and a book printing press. Numbered in the upper right: p. 155.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVijf scènes die verband houden met lettergieterij en boekproductie. 1822. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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