Learned Correctors as Technical Editors

Journal of Business and Technical Communication Oct 2006

Learned Correctors as Technical Editors

Edward A. Malone

Abstract

The technology of movable type in early modern Europe created new communication challenges (e.g., typographical errors) for book producers. These challenges were greater with books written in learned or foreign languages or about scientific or technical subjects. Printers experimented with different strategies to ensure correctness, but the best solution came from delegating jobs to specialists. Freelance scholars were employed by authors, printers, and booksellers to correct books before publication, and some of these learned correctors were early versions of technical editors. Their history may offer insight into current communication concerns, such as the role of learned correctors in our present technological age.

Journal: Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published: 2006-10-01
DOI: 10.1177/1050651906290232
Topics: multimodality multilingual writers

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