Title: A history of printing ink, balls and rollers, 1440-1850 /
Authors: Bloy, C. H.; Wynkyn de Worde Society.
Date: 1980
Publisher: Wynkyn de Worde Society ;
Physical description: xii, 147 p. : 12 plates (incl. facsims.), tables ; 22 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: T
Contents: Typographic and copperplate varnishes -- Lithographic varnishes -- Coloured inks -- Blacks -- Methods and implements -- Balls, rollers and tables -- Ink as an article of commerce -- Gutenberg's ink -- The causes and effects of bad ink -- Printing in gold -- The inks of today and tomorrow -- Appendices. Ink recipes ; Pigments ; Varnish constituents.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Printing ink--History.; Printing machinery and supplies--History.