Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
176 pages : colored illustrations ; 26 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
Note |
Includes index. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Getting Started -- A Brief Survey of Presses -- Which Press Is Right for You? -- Tools for Letterpress -- Choosing Ink and Paper -- Preparing the Press -- Setting Metal Type -- Press Troubleshooting and Adjustments -- Cleaning Up -- Everyday Maintenance -- Projects And Techniques -- Tabletop Platen Press Projects -- Custom Book Covers -- Ex Libris -- Postcards -- Recipe Cards -- Business Cards -- Valentine's Day Cards -- Full-Size Platen Press Projects -- Personalized Stationery -- Masquerade Masks -- Tree Ornaments -- Thaumatrope -- Invitations with RSVPs -- Gift Tags -- All-Occasion Cards -- Cylinder Press Projects -- T-shirt -- Woodcut Poster -- Artist Trading Cards -- Event Poster from Type -- Pressure-Printed Broadsides -- Calendar with Collagraph -- Chapbook -- Featured Artists -- Frank Brannon, SpeakEasy Press -- Jim Sherraden, Hatch Show Print -- Jessica Peterson, Paper Souvenir -- Kseniya Thomas, Thomas-Printers. |
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Contents note continued: Casey McGarr, Inky Lips Press -- Kathryn Hunter, Blackbird Letterpress -- Ellen Knudson, Crooked Letter Press. |
Summary |
Explains how to use various types of presses, and includes twenty projects ranging from cards and calendars to stationery and masks. |
Subject |
Letterpress printing.
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ISBN |
9781454703297 (pbk.) |
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1454703296 (pbk.) |
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