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Manuel Antonio Rodriguez Sr. (January 1, 1912 [2] – May 6, 2017), [3] also known by his nickname Mang Maning, was a Filipino printmaker.He was one of the pioneers of printmaking in the Philippines and was dubbed as the "Father of Philippine Printmaking".
He is also known to have printed at Binondo, Manila, between 1623 and 1627, as the early printing press was being transported to several places to bring the art of printing. In 1637 he published and printed what is thought to be the first newspaper in the Philippines, the 14-page Sucesos Felices , that reported mainly on Spanish military victories.
National Printing Office (NPO) is one of 3 Recognized Government Printers in the Philippines (together with Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Apo Production Unit). It was first established in 1901 as the Philippine Bureau of Printing.
Francisco Blancas de San José made a significant print contribution with "Arte y reglas de la lengua tagala," a grammar book in the native language of the Philippines. Published in Bataan in 1610, this work, printed on papel de China (rice paper), was considered authoritative by missionaries, aiding in the dissemination of the Catholic faith.
In 1593, the Dominicans pioneered printing in the Philippines by producing through the old technique of xylography, a wooden block printing press which was exhibited at the UST Museum of Arts and Sciences. In 1602, the Dominican Blancas de San Jose together with a Chinese convert in Binondo made molds, types and instruments needed for typography.
The history of printing starts as early as 3000 BCE, when the proto-Elamite and Sumerian civilizations used cylinder seals to certify documents written in clay tablets. Other early forms include block seals, hammered coinage, pottery imprints, and cloth printing.
He studied grade school at the Pura V Kalaw Elementary School, graduated in 1958. In 1963, he graduated from the Roosevelt Memorial School in Quezon City where he was the editor of Duplex, the Campus paper. In 1964, he learned printmaking under Manuel Rodriguez Senior, the father of Print Making in the Philippines. In 1967, he began the year ...
Printmaking began in the Philippines after the country's religious orders – the Dominicans, Franciscans and Jesuits – began printing prayer books and inexpensive religious images (such as the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, or the saints) to spread Roman Catholicism. Maps were also printed, including the 1734 Velarde map.