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At the left in the foreground, a "puller" removes a printed sheet from the press. The "beater" to his right is inking the forme. In the background, compositors are setting type.

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1568

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Woodcut illustration in the 1568 book "Ständebuch", reproduced in "Meggs, Philip B. A History of Graphic Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1998. (p. 64)"

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Description	German-Swiss illustrator, painter, graphic artist, etcher, engraver and designer
Date of birth/death	1539	17 March 1591
Location of birth/death	Zürich	Nuremberg
Work location	Nuremberg
Authority file	: Q116240 VIAF : 32038452 ISNI : 0000000108848733 ULAN : 500115433 LCCN : n50021592 NLA : 35006056 WorldCat

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