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BigV · 11-25-2005, 02:14 PM

*ignoring all the Korean / Gutenberg talk*

What is this fellow actually making the print block for, I wonder?

and

How did the characters get printed on the wood in the first place? Were the hand lettered? If so, then there was ample room for artistic license in the production of each character. Granted all the characters are made in reverse, but they're either handmade, or, what, stamped onto the wood with a bunch of smaller individual stamps? If so, why not use those stamps in a moveable type fashion?

11-25-2005, 02:14 PM	#15
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	ignoring all the Korean / Gutenberg talk What is this fellow actually making the print block for, I wonder? and How did the characters get printed on the wood in the first place? Were the hand lettered? If so, then there was ample room for artistic license in the production of each character. Granted all the characters are made in reverse, but they're either handmade, or, what, stamped onto the wood with a bunch of smaller individual stamps? If so, why not use those stamps in a moveable type fashion? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.