Overview of the WIP

You can pick from one of the headings below or browse through all of the following pages (which should take about 5 minutes):

Setting the Scene

  • A brief background on the genesis of the WIP.

    • Williamsburg's Printers
  • A brief history on Williamsburg's twelve printers (1730-1780).

    • The Techniques of Colonial Printers
  • Discovering the methods of tradesmen 200 years ago.

    • What We Already Know About Williamsburg's Printers
  • Research by previous scholars is investigated.

    • Turning to the Surviving Products as Evidence: Analytical Bibliography
  • What surviving printed documents can reveal.



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