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Thomas Jefferson and his copying machines / Silvio A. Bedini.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bedini, Silvio A.
- Series:
- Monticello monograph series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Copying machines--History.
- Copying machines.
- Copying processes--History.
- Copying processes.
- History.
- Copying.
- Machinery.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1984.
- Summary:
- This work is concerned with Jefferson's writing habits and tools from his early life to his death and his concern with the preservation of his writings. Many of these writing tools are described and illustrated, including quill pens, copying presses, polygraphs, and the 'Stylographic Writer'.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages 211-229.
- ISBN:
- 0813910250
- OCLC:
- 10727303
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