As we were waiting for the museum of books and printing to open. Our tour guide showed up early and started talking about the architecture and design of the building the museum was housed in. One thing he talked about was the paths built in the buildings as short cuts, but in WWII the French freedom fighters would use these paths to get away from the germen police.
After getting in the museum, he talked about the people that worked the printing press. The top guy would proof read what were going to be printed after the first copy was made. He was classed as a noblemen. Next was the man who worked the press. This job was nicknamed the bear as the person doing the job needed to be very strong. One benefit of this job was he got to take one part of the press home with him. This worked well as a key card in France's nation pastime of striking. Which the tour guide said was started by the germens, but thats for a different day. Last was the guy who put together the printing block so the paper could be pressed on it.
I really enjoyed the architecture of that area. I thought those hidden shortcuts were really cool too.
ReplyDeleteI thought that it was cool when the guide said that the bear could take home a big stick and be able to use it as almost anything like a baseball bat or a weapon
ReplyDeleteAlso, the person who read the text and picked the letters to place on the printing plate was called the monkey, either for his constant quick picking at the small letters or for the mindless repetition of the written manuscript. I had no idea the social aspect of the press workers.
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