The history of printing is traced from its beginning to modern methods of large scale production in English Publishing Houses and the distribution and marketing of the finished book. At the same time, the film follows the life of an individual book, beginning with the author’s MS, the reading of the proofs, the printing, binding, sale to shops and final use in libraries where it is indexed and catalogued.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001911
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Printing industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Publishers and publishing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Printing - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Books
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Libraries
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Literature → Printing - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)