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Book History

Anthropodermic Bibliopegy Skills of A Brooklyn Bookbinder

April 11, 2021 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

Bible Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum GodIn early America, Boston was the main centre of the book trade (including bookbinding), followed by Philadelphia and, by a distance, New York. As most early bookbinders worked anonymously, it is difficult to put a timeline to developments. [Read more…] about Anthropodermic Bibliopegy Skills of A Brooklyn Bookbinder

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Book History, Books, Brooklyn

Revolutionary Print Networks: Printing the News, 1763-1789

June 26, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldFor the American Revolution to be successful, it needed ideas people could embrace and methods for spreading those ideas. It also needed ways for revolutionaries to coordinate across colonial lines. How did revolutionaries develop and spread their ideas? How did they communicate and coordinate plans of actions?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Joseph Adelman, an Assistant Professor of History at Framingham State University and author of Revolutionary Networks: The Business and Politics of Printing the News, 1763-1789 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019), joins us to investigate the roles printers and their networks played in developing and spreading ideas of the American Revolution. [Read more…] about Revolutionary Print Networks: Printing the News, 1763-1789

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Benjamin Franklin, Book History, Books, Boston Tea Party, Early America, Early American History, Military History, Networks, Newspapers, Podcasts, Printing

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