In which Anna and Judith uncover a publishing innovation that promised to spark a revolution - but didn't. Expect the spectre of automation, invisible women, union disputes, rock-star pianists and a new take on the sound of typesetting.
The Anatomy of Sleep was the first book ever typeset by machine. By the time of the second edition, it was set by hand. Today, the machine that made it is virtually unknown. So what happened?
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Recorded by Anna Faherty and Judith Watts. Edited and produced by Anna Faherty.
Incidental music: La Campanella, composed by Franz Liszt in 1851 and performed by Romuald Greiss on an 1850 piano. Available at Wikimedia Commons.
Sound effects: The sound of the typewriter from tams_kp on freeounds.org
Theme music: Folk guitar music track from Dvideoguy on freesound.org | Typewriter sound effect from tams_kp on freeounds.org | Print shop sound effect from ecfike on freesound.org
09/27/22 • 35 min
Bookshapers - Pianotype
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Introduction
The history of publishing is littered with amazing technological devices that enabled people to mass produce the written word. Some of these lasted the course. Others faded into obscurity, even those that promised to spark a revolution.
To me, they’re just such a lovely part of what makes print and publishing as attractive as it is.
Welcome to Bookshapers, the show that explores curious stories about the people and technology behind what we re
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