Collaert, Nova Reperta, 1600 (pl. 4)

In this illustration from the series The Inventions of Modern Times, you can see the full range of activities associated with common-press printing, from delivering blank paper to proofreading printed sheets.

In this illustration from the series The Inventions of Modern Times, you can see the full range of activities associated with common-press printing, from delivering blank paper to proofreading printed sheets.

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Jan Collaert, after Jan van der Straet, “Impressio Librorvm” from Nova Reperta Philips Galle: Antwerp, ca. 1600. (plate 4)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 34.30(5) (public domain)

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