Finding Aid for the Book Artifacts Collection, circa 2345 B.C.-1993 A.D. (bulk circa 1510-1976)

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Finding Aid for the Book Artifacts Collection, circa 2345 B.C.-1993 A.D. (bulk circa 1510-1976)

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The book : artifacts related to the development of writing and the production of books : register and index.

The book : artifacts related to the development of writing and the production of books : register and index (Volume 1)

The book : artifacts related to the development of writing and the production of books : register and index (Volume 2)

The book : artifacts related to the development of writing and the production of books : register and index (Volume 3)

The book : artifacts related to the development of writing and the production of books : register and index (Volume 4)

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Container Listing

Alphabets, Writing Materials, and Writings in Various Forms

Alphabets: Letterforms

Cuneiform Writing on Clay

Ink

Book Curiosities: Microscopic and Miniature Books

Ostracon

Ostraca

Papyrus

Parchment

Pens

Seals

Stone

Vellum

Wax

Wood

Bookbinding Equipment: Case Binding

[Case binding (miscellaneous)]

Cases: specimens

Bookbinders' dummies

Cloth binding: title-label pasteup and press proof

Electrotypes, Bookbinder's

[Bookbinding equipment miscellaneous]

Bookbinding Equipment: Hand Binding

[Display of Hand Binding Process by Stella Patri]

Gluing Equipment

Patterns and examples of trial tooling

Forwarding and finishing equipment

Paring stones

Binder's materials

Binder's presses

[Miscellaneous sewing equipment]

General equipment, tools and supplies

Design and Production of Books

Peter Koch: Cheri archive

Format, Imposition, Register and Folding

Imposition examples: printed sheets

Imposition examples: blank sheets

Signatures

Folding tools

Design, Decoration, and Illustration: Hand Illumination

Early printed texts: sample pages

Design, Decoration, and Illustration: Intaglio and relief processes

Dealers' catalogs

Equipment

Brass engravings

Copperplate drypoint, U.S.

Copperplate engraving, U.S.

Linocut blocks, U.S.

Rubber engravings, U.S.

Steel engravings, European

Steel engravings, U.S.

Woodcut blocks, European

Woodcut blocks, Oriental

Woodcut blocks, U.S.

Wood engravings, English

Wood engravings, French

Wood engravings, U.S.

Wood engravings, country unknown

Zinc etchings, U.S.

Zinc engravings, U.S.

Design, Decoration and Illustration: Electrotyping and Stereotyping

Electrotyping: procedural materials

Electrotypes

Stereotypes

Design, Decoration, and Illustration: Photographic Processes

Brass photoengravings

Copper photoengravings

Magnesium photoengravings

Photographic negatives

Photogravure

Stone Lithography

Zincography

Photo-offset lithography (planography)

Zinc photoengravings

Design, Decoration and Illustration: Photochemical processes

Photopolymer printing plates for relief printing

Design, Decoration, and Illustration: Prints, Proofs and Drawings

Copper Engravings

[Paste-up]

[Drawing]

[Letterpress]

[Proof]

[Photo-offset proofs]

[Proof: Orientalia]

[Proofs: Orientalia]

[Proof]

[Drawings and trial ink proofs]

[Proof]

[Proofs]

[Proof]

Paper-making and Trade, Handmade Paper, and Machine-Made Paper

Manual

Machinery

Molds. Accessories

Wove screens from Fourdrinier papermaking machine

Supplies

Paper samples: before 1800

Paper samples: 1800-to-date

Paper samples: dealers' booklets

Paper samples: John Mason's Twelve by Eight Mill

Paper samples: Van Gelder Zonen

Paper samples: watermarks (Countermarks not differentiated)

Practical Printing, Pressroom and Composing Room Equipment

Brackets

Case cabinets and case stands

Type Storage: Cases

Chases

Page frames

Furniture, wood

Furniture, metal

[Platen bearers]

[Wedges]

Furnishings: tables, cabinets

[Galleys and Galley Cabinet]

Ink and inking equipment

Presses

General tools

Composing room tools

Printing types

Office Equipment

Typewriters

Computers

Computer software manuals

Typography

Typesetting history

Type Design

Handcast type

Typesetting by hand

Casting and setting by machine

Phototypsetting

Second generation: linofilm: VIP

Music Engraving

Cutting tools

Punches

Punches: alphabets

Additional equipment

Supplies

Plates and proofs (samples of work)

Illustrative photographs: Rich B. Pettit at work in his studio (Explanatory notes and biographical sketch laid in)

Map Printing

[Miscellaneous Map Printing Tools]

Specialty Printing

Tin: four-color process printing

Celluloid buttons (Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915)

Cloth ribbons (Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915)

Foil stamping on cloth ribbon (Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915)

Bronzing on cloth (Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915)

Bronzing on paper (Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915)

Metal pins, watch fobs, lapel buttons, reated objects (Panama Pacific International Exposition, 1915) and other items

[Brass plate for cylinder press: label]

[Examples of tinting]

Supplementary Collections

Historical artifacts

Beulah Mitchell Clute Collection

Seals (wax impressions)

Seals

Books arts medals

Materials for printing the 1985 Guide

Commemorative postage stamps