Reconstruction of the book printing press in the Raetian museum
In 2017 Stephan Burkhardt and Hans-Ulrich Frey of the Offizin Parnassia reconstructed the printing press from the Raetian museum. As a first step, the archaeological office of the Grisons is dating the object using dendrochronology.Photo: Offizin Parnassia Vättis
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The spindle of the original press was accurately measured with a 3D-scanner before reconstruction.Photo: Offizin Parnassia Vättis
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Manufactured based precisely on plans of the model, the individual parts of the press are reassembled.Photo: Offizin Parnassia Vättis
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More than 40 metal parts - runners, hinges, and a handle - are ready for reassembling to the completed wooden frame.Photo: Offizin Parnassia Vättis
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After a year’s intensive labour the printing press «Cramagna» now stands in its final location in the Offizin Parnassia in Vättis.Photo: Offizin Parnassia Vättis
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Stephan Burkart during the first printing: third time lucky.Photo: Offizin Parnassia Vättis
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