More specifically concerning: automation
machinations
From Darley’s Bookbinding Then and Now (1959; printed opposite p. 85).
Life Story of a Technology
Nicole Howard. The Book: The Life Story of a Technology. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 2009 (2005). This is a solid introductory text about book history, primarily from a technological standpoint, including some information on supporting technologies such as paper. It divides book history into six periods, centering on the development of print. Much of the […]