This tour of Arion Press in San Francisco showcases one of the last traditional book-making facilities in the country where all the processes take place under one roof: the hot metal type foundry, letterpress printing facility, and hand bookbinding studio. Originally featured on the A&E Open Book program, this tour features the Arion Press Folio Bible, probably the last Bible to be printed from metal type in the tradition of Gutenberg.
Part 2 of the tour (separate YouaTube video) focuses on the Monotype foundry:
• Hot metal is still hot...
For more information see:
www.arionpress.com
28 авг 2024