[PDF.20gr] The Skilled Compositor, 1850–1914: An Aristocrat Among Working Men (Modern Economic and Social History)

The Skilled Compositor, 1850–1914: An Aristocrat Among Working Men (Modern Economic and Social History)

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 | #12764458 in Books |  Ashgate Pub Ltd |  2000-12-28 | Original language:English |  9.50 x6.50 x.75l,.0 | File type: PDF | 248 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Learning about the Skilled Compositor|By Susan|This was a very detailed and scholarly commentary on the status and working habits of Printers and Compositors. This was my great grandfather's profession. He died at the age of 36 and I had wondered if his trade led to his early demise. It was a book that I dipped into, and then sent onto a third cousin, who had trained in this| |'Duffy has produced a book of painstaking research, with a remarkable breadth, combining business, labour and social history in fine style.' Business History '... a very useful and convincing study. Both compositors and historians have been well-served.' Albio

For the first time since its invention over 500 years ago, the print medium is being challenged as the primary means of recording and communicating ideas. Indeed, within the printing industry itself the advent of digital technology has rendered the craft of hand setting metal type obsolete - the days of the skilled compositor are now at an end. Patrick Duffy’s work sets out to examine the experiences of the skilled compositor in the period 1850 to 1914. Focusing p...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Skilled Compositor, 1850–1914: An Aristocrat Among Working Men (Modern Economic and Social History)   |  Patrick Duffy.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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