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Printer Hall Staff
Editorial Staff
EDITOR: Supervise job from start to finish. Assign writers and/or illustrators to a project if needed.
STAFF: Review and mark up copy prior to typesetting for type style, size, and layout of finished piece. Proof galleys and final pages before printing (if no proofreader).
RANKS: 1 Master, 2-3 Journeymen/women, several Apprentices to act as "copy boys" delivering copy to Compositor and proofs from Composing Room and Press Room.
WRITER: Research topics and write the manuscript for a book.
RANKS: 1 or more Journeymen/women.
ILLUSTRATOR: Research topics and create original illustrations to go with the text. Do the necessary wood carving or metal engraving to make illustrations ready for printing.
RANKS: 1 or more Journeymen/women.
Composing Room
COMPOSITOR: Set the type, by hand for larger font sizes (headlines). Set type for text paragraphs by typesetting machine. Put the text for an article together (in galleys) and pull proofs for proofreading before printing. Pull galley proofs for proofreading. Make corrections required. Compose type into page forms following layout supplied and pull proofs of pages for final ok. Assemble pages into forms for the press (makeready).
RANKS: 1 Master, 2-3 Journeymen/women, several Apprentices.
PROOFREADER: Reads galleys and pages for errors, typos, etc.
RANKS: 2-3 Journeymen/women as needed.
TYPOGRAPHER: Make replacement type letters as type gets worn by use, for both hand set letters and matrixes for typesetting machne. Design and make new type faces as desired.
RANKS: 1-3 Journeymen/women.
Pressroom
PRESSMAN: Operates the press. Prepares ink for press as required. Cleans the press between jobs.
RANKS: 1 Master, enough Journeymen/women to operate all the presses in the Pressroom, and Apprentices to assist (especially on larger presses) and take care of paper and ink storage.
TECHNICIAN: Maintain machinery, both presses and typesetting machines. Make ink, paper, chemicals for etching and cleaning solvents for type, presses and other machinery.
RANKS: 1-3 Journeymen/women.
Bindery
BINDERY WORKER: Gather, collate, fold, trim, stitch, and bind the finished book or other printed work as needed. Store and prepare for shipment all finished printed work.
RANKS: 1 Master, several Journeymen/women and Apprentices.
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EDITOR: Supervise job from start to finish. Assign writers and/or illustrators to a project if needed.
STAFF: Review and mark up copy prior to typesetting for type style, size, and layout of finished piece. Proof galleys and final pages before printing (if no proofreader).
RANKS: 1 Master, 2-3 Journeymen/women, several Apprentices to act as "copy boys" delivering copy to Compositor and proofs from Composing Room and Press Room.
WRITER: Research topics and write the manuscript for a book.
RANKS: 1 or more Journeymen/women.
ILLUSTRATOR: Research topics and create original illustrations to go with the text. Do the necessary wood carving or metal engraving to make illustrations ready for printing.
RANKS: 1 or more Journeymen/women.
Composing Room
COMPOSITOR: Set the type, by hand for larger font sizes (headlines). Set type for text paragraphs by typesetting machine. Put the text for an article together (in galleys) and pull proofs for proofreading before printing. Pull galley proofs for proofreading. Make corrections required. Compose type into page forms following layout supplied and pull proofs of pages for final ok. Assemble pages into forms for the press (makeready).
RANKS: 1 Master, 2-3 Journeymen/women, several Apprentices.
PROOFREADER: Reads galleys and pages for errors, typos, etc.
RANKS: 2-3 Journeymen/women as needed.
TYPOGRAPHER: Make replacement type letters as type gets worn by use, for both hand set letters and matrixes for typesetting machne. Design and make new type faces as desired.
RANKS: 1-3 Journeymen/women.
Pressroom
PRESSMAN: Operates the press. Prepares ink for press as required. Cleans the press between jobs.
RANKS: 1 Master, enough Journeymen/women to operate all the presses in the Pressroom, and Apprentices to assist (especially on larger presses) and take care of paper and ink storage.
TECHNICIAN: Maintain machinery, both presses and typesetting machines. Make ink, paper, chemicals for etching and cleaning solvents for type, presses and other machinery.
RANKS: 1-3 Journeymen/women.
Bindery
BINDERY WORKER: Gather, collate, fold, trim, stitch, and bind the finished book or other printed work as needed. Store and prepare for shipment all finished printed work.
RANKS: 1 Master, several Journeymen/women and Apprentices.
See Also: No articles yet
Referenced By: No articles yet