Creator
Alan Marshall (b. 1949), editor
Title
La Lumitype-Photon: René Higonnet, Louis Moyroud et L'Invention de la Photocomposition Moderne.
Coverage
Lyons
Publisher
Musée de l’imprimerie et de la banque
Date
1995
Subject
Octavo
Description
Much of the technology Gutenberg developed for replicating texts remained unchanged for almost 500 years. But things were bound to change. Phototype, whereby letters were generated photographically, became practical for large-scale commercial use around mid-century.
The first patent for photocomposition dates back to 1896, but that patent did not result in a commercially viable product. Advances were made throughout the twentieth century, but it was only with the Lumitype machine of 1944 that a text composition device became accepted to any extent by industry. Within a few decades digital type would completely eclipse phototype composition.
The first patent for photocomposition dates back to 1896, but that patent did not result in a commercially viable product. Advances were made throughout the twentieth century, but it was only with the Lumitype machine of 1944 that a text composition device became accepted to any extent by industry. Within a few decades digital type would completely eclipse phototype composition.
Relation
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