Vasárnapi Könyv. 1914. Első félév 10. füzet

The opening pages transport listeners to the noisy workshops where the first lead type was poured, a mixture of lead, antimony and zinc that would become the backbone of modern printing. Through clear, detailed narration the book explains how hand‑worked molds gave way to early machines, and why that shift mattered for the spread of knowledge.

Readers follow the hands‑on craft of early type‑casters, from the clumsy bite‑like tools of the 15th century to the sophisticated Johnson‑Atkinson engines that could shape tens of thousands of characters a day. Along the way, figures such as Tótfalusi Kis and the British engineers who refined the process illustrate how a humble invention sparked a cultural revolution, making books cheap enough for ordinary people to own.