Project Gutenberg 2021-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 162 Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William) 1860 1940 Hamilton, Frederick William A Brief History of Printing. Part II: The Economic History of Printing Typographic technical series for apprentices, pt. VIII, no. 52 Richard Tonsing, Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Brief History of Printing. Part II: The Economic History of Printing" by Frederick W. Hamilton is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the economic dimensions surrounding the printing industry from the advent of printing in the mid-15th century through to the French Revolution in 1789. It delves into government regulations, labor conditions, and the evolving dynamics of the trade guilds impacted by the rise of printing. The opening of this volume introduces a thorough analysis of the printing industry’s economic landscape during a transformative period. It highlights how printers operated largely outside established guild systems, contending with governmental oversight and fluctuating market demands. Hamilton outlines how apprenticeships were structured, exploring the socioeconomic conditions faced by various classes of workers within the industry. He also contextualizes the historical significance of printing as not merely an industrial endeavor but as a pivotal influence on societal thought and subsequent revolutions, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of regulations, labor relations, and the inevitable shifts leading to modernization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Printing -- History Z Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 227562 2025-07-26T05:58:20.572728 text/html 206190 2024-10-18T14:21:40 text/html 226576 2025-07-26T05:58:26.234696 application/epub+zip 224428 2025-07-26T05:58:21.950696 application/epub+zip 149007 2025-07-26T05:58:21.286714 application/epub+zip 293716 2025-07-26T05:58:29.159725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272996 2025-07-26T05:58:25.649706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197919 2022-09-29T14:02:37.568807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194362 2025-07-26T05:58:19.955742 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174340 2024-10-18T14:21:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16632 2025-07-26T05:58:29.346669 application/rdf+xml 13885 2025-07-26T05:58:21.377707 image/jpeg 2060 2025-07-26T05:58:21.332705 image/jpeg 193552 2025-07-26T05:58:20.603723 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia