The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
PRINTING ART,
LOCAL, PAST,
PRESENT.
sp'2ndid Exhibition, Tech
nical and Educational,
Opens Tonight.

John Cotton Dana. librarian at the
Newark Free Public Library, and a
force Of young women were busy this
morning making nal preparations for
the second printing exhibition to be
given under library auspices. which will
open tonight. In the assortment of ex-
hibits will be found things to interest
printers and non-printers, as it varies
between the technical and educational,
all inclining toward the artistic.
The exhibition will be in two largo
rooms on the third floor of the library,
and may be visited from 4 to 6 and
7 to 9 p. m, until January 10, and will
be free.
Constituting a good portion of the
display are examples of the work of
journeymen printers in Newark and
vicinity. They have sought to obtain
specimens from workmen rather than
firms, although the latter are Indirectly
represented in all. The local Workman
ship exhibits comprise four classes OF
printing, each containing the same
matter. In the first are title page for
books, of which thirty-six have been
submitted. Forty-eight pamphlet COW
ers were on hand this morning, forty
business cards n twenty-seven letter
heads. Fifty-three separate COMPETE
tors were registered at noon and more
are expected. Two cash prizes for each
class will be given. They range from
$40 to SIS.
In addition to the competitive feature
is a large assortment of display print
ing largely of educational value. Elk
amples of the work of several printing
schools are on exhibition. One of these
schools is located at Boston, another at
Turin, Italy. and another at Glasgow,
Scotland. There are, also. a large coll
lection of modern German work, of a
grade of so high a class and a char
acter so unique that everyone inter-
ested in the art will find special interest
in them.
Then there are specimens of early
printing. In fact, the history of the art
can be traced in the originals and fac
SMILES that Mr.. Dana has collected for
the library. They go back to the days
when all books were produced by hand,
and include several original type pro-
auctions of the fteenth century. One
or two came from the Caxton press,
(which was the rst established in Eng
land. Some of the printing gotten out
by the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
which has aimed. at the cost of much
pains and expense, to reach a plane of
perfection in the art, is shown. Por-
traits of early and famous printers will
line the walls, together with e%ngravings
having to do with the work. Among
the latter is a copy of the noted picture
wherein Caxton is shown explaining
the working of his plant to King Cd
ward ~.
Examples are given in big lass
cases and arranged according to chron-
illogical sequence of printing work
from the earliest times down through
the centuries to the present day. IN
the lot are old m modern books and
pamphlets. among the latter being an
interesting collection of the kind that
were hawked IN the streets Of London
during the early ri of the last CEN
fury.
There win be on display samples ar
the work done IN the great prinfing
houses Of this country, illustratine ~
varied uses Of type. the different kinds
q presses and the ink processes.