Project Gutenberg 2022-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 218 Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William) 1860 1940 Hamilton, Frederick William 19001889 The Invention of Typography A Brief Sketch of the Invention of Printing and How it Came About $aUnited States :$bUnited Typothetae of America,$c1918. Typographic technical series for apprentices, pt. VIII, no. 50 Richard Tonsing, Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Invention of Typography" by Frederick W. Hamilton is a historical account published in the early 20th century, specifically in 1918. This book explores the significant development of printing technology, specifically the invention of movable type and its impact on society. It delves into the conditions leading to the invention, various claims about who invented typography, and the early methods and materials utilized by the first printers. The content of the book outlines the pressing need for a new method of book production in the 15th century due to the increasing demand for knowledge and literature amid the Renaissance. Hamilton discusses figures such as John Gutenberg and Lourens Coster, offering insight into their contributions and the controversies surrounding the invention of typography. He highlights how printing evolved from block printing to movable types, the challenges faced by early printers, and how innovations in materials and techniques led to the production of books that could disseminate knowledge more efficiently and widely. Through a careful examination of historical evidence, Hamilton provides a nuanced perspective on the milestones in the development of printing, emphasizing its transformative role in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20060413172505hamilton 1918 US Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Printing -- History -- Origin and antecedents Z Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Engineering & Technology 156480 2025-07-26T14:03:33.881789 text/html 133517 2024-10-18T19:33:28 text/html 1650518 2025-07-26T14:03:39.146788 application/epub+zip 1648846 2025-07-26T14:03:35.401822 application/epub+zip 113423 2025-07-26T14:03:34.777791 application/epub+zip 1695069 2025-07-26T14:03:41.684812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1683098 2025-07-26T14:03:38.325779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150205 2022-09-30T10:53:40.329858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126237 2025-07-26T14:03:33.425872 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106308 2024-10-18T19:33:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16763 2025-07-26T14:03:41.920774 application/rdf+xml 11154 2025-07-26T14:03:34.886969 image/jpeg 1785 2025-07-26T14:03:34.833779 image/jpeg 1620915 2025-07-26T14:03:33.949833 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