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Permanent Markers: Aspects of the History of Printing
Friday, May 17, 2013 to Saturday, September 14, 2013
How did printing help define the modern world? Techniques from eighth-century Japan to Gutenberg, lithography to xerox, on paper, ceramic, silk, and metal. Histories of printed bibles and money. U.S...
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