Printing press : ideas into type
by Bradley Steffens.
- San Diego, CA : Lucent Books, c1990.
- 96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- Encyclopedia of discovery and invention .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-91) and index.
Discusses the invention of mechanical printing, from its origins in China through Gutenberg to present technology, examining typography, graphic arts, paper, bookbinding, photography, and the cultural contexts of printing.