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Norman
(Encyclopedia)Norman, city (1990 pop. 80,071), seat of Cleveland co., central Okla.; inc. 1891. It is the center of a livestock region. Oil wells, food processing, and printing and publishing contribute to the econ...Pleasantville
(Encyclopedia)Pleasantville. 1 Residential and resort city (1990 pop. 16,027), Atlantic co., SE N.J., just W of Atlantic City; settled 1702, inc. 1888. It is the trade center of an area known as “the Mainland.”...Norwood
(Encyclopedia)Norwood. 1 Town (1990 pop. 28,700), Norfolk co., E Mass.; settled 1678, set off from Dedham and Walpole and inc. 1872. Chiefly residential, its industries include printing and publishing and the manuf...De Vinne, Theodore Low
(Encyclopedia)De Vinne, Theodore Low də vĭnˈē [key], 1828–1914, American printer, b. Stamford, Conn. He learned his trade in the office of the Newburgh (N.Y.) Gazette and in 1848 entered the shop of Francis H...Tory, Geofroy
(Encyclopedia)Tory, Geofroy zhôfrwäˈ tôrēˈ [key], c.1480–1533, Parisian printer, typographer, and author, b. Bourges. After study in Italy, he won distinction as a professor in Paris and became editor to th...chiaroscuro
(Encyclopedia)chiaroscuro kyärōsko͞oˈrō [key] [Ital.,=light and dark], term once applied to an early method of printing woodcuts from several blocks and also to works in black and white or monotone. Today it i...Kingsport
(Encyclopedia)Kingsport, city (1990 pop. 36,365), Hawkins and Sullivan counties, NE Tenn., on the Holston River near the Va. line; inc. 1917. Industries include one of the largest printing and bookbinding plants in...Moradabad
(Encyclopedia)Moradabad môrədəbădˈ, mōrädäbädˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 443,701), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India. It is an important rail junction and an agricultural market center. There are industri...Brownwood
(Encyclopedia)Brownwood, city (2020 pop. 18,862), seat of Brown co., central Tex.; inc. 1876. Its many industries include oil and gas, printing, and the manufacture o...Campbell, John
(Encyclopedia)Campbell, John, 1653–1728, American editor, b. Scotland. After emigrating to Boston, he was postmaster of the city from 1702 to 1718 and wrote newsletters for regular patrons. In 1704 he started pri...Browse by Subject
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