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Hamilton wood type: a history in headlines

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The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum is the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type. In honor of the Museum's fifth anniversary, Blinc Publishing was commissioned to produce this book, outlining the history of the Hamilton Wood Type Company, the importance of wood type to the growth of printing world-wide, and the role the museum plays in the education of today's design professionals.

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Beginnings on the frontier -- The growth of Hamilton -- The making of wood type -- Hamilton reopens its doors -- The living museum.

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    [St. Paul, Minn.]: Blinc Publishing, [2004]

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    • 0972392718
    • 9780972392716

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This publication is part of the Rijksmuseum library. Anyone wishing to conduct research on or use the Rijksmuseum's collections is welcome to visit the Rijksmuseum Research Library and the Study Room Prints & Drawings.
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