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Museum Of Printing
The home of a large collection of historical printing equipment, this non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving the history of the graphic arts, printing equipment and printing craftsmanship.
http://www.museumofprinting.org/
St Bride Printing Library
One of the specialist public reference libraries of the Corporation of London. Features world famous collections covering printing and related topics such as papermaking.
http://www.stbride.org/
Book Information Website
Devoted to the history and art of printed communication.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~knops/index3.htm
Virtual Museum of Printing
Gives a virtual tour of many historical aspects of printing, binding and prepress.
http://www.imultimedia.pt/museuvirtpress/index_i.html
Daniel Traister's Home Page
An extensive listing of resources for the history of books and printing.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~traister/hbp.html
Frank Granger's Printing History
This site has information about Frank Granger, a teacher of printing technology and links to papers written by him.
http://www.hotlinecy.com/prthistory.htm
The Information Age and the Printing Press
Looking backward to see ahead. A paper by James A. Dewar
http://www.rand.org/publications/P/P8014/
The Infancy of Printing
A study of Renaissance print shops and the contributions of Yohann Gutenberg.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Library/special/exhibits/incunab/inchome.htm
Printing History
One mans journey through an apprenticeship as a compositor starting in 1968. Covers monotype and linotype. Also talks about compositing before computerization.
http://www.harthouse.u-net.com/printing.html
Printing: Renaissance & Reformation
An online exhibit that examines the development of printing and its influence on European culture.
http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/sccoll/renprint/renprint.html
Tramp Printer History
Excerpts from the book Tramp Printers. A tramp printer was a craftsman who traveled about the world in search of work.
http://www.discoverypress.com/trampweb/hist1.html
The History of Printing
A concise history of the book and printing beginning in the 7th century A.D.. Contains many examples of printed works and links.
http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/booktext.html
Gutenberg Society
Promotes research into the history of printing and of the book. Contains membership information, an application form , and a summary of the organization.
http://www.gutenberg-gesellschaft.uni-mainz.de/eghome.htm
William Clowes Ltd Printing Museum
Contains printing and binding equipment. Gives a history of the aforementioned printer and his printing concern. Hours of operation,and directions to the museum.
http://gazetteer.interdart.co.uk/east/museums/PRIMUS.htm
Printing Museum, Tokyo
Offers a cultural and technical look at the history of printing. Offers temporary and general exhibitions and a floor map.
http://www.printing-museum.org/en/index.html
International Dunhuang Project Bookbinding Pages
An introduction to the projects' collection. Contains a history of several styles of book binding in China.
http://idp.bl.uk/chapters/topics/BOOKBINDING/CHOOSER-FRAMESET.html
SAPPHIRE
Oral history project creating a recording and visual archive. Sample photographs of Scottish companies and interview transcripts.
http://www.sapphire.ac.uk/
Printing Historical Society
Established to promote and encourage the study and knowledge of the world of print.
http://www.printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk/
PrintersMark: History of Printing Quick Links
Explores printing history from the 11th century to modern day.
http://www.printersmark.com/Pages/HistLnks.html
Digital Watermark & Ornament Catalogue
A collection of watermarks and printers' ornaments used by William Stansby. Also includes a biography of William Stansby.
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/gants/
Melbourne Museum of Printing
A working and teaching museum located in Australia. Specializes in the preservation of letterpress printing.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~typo/welcom2.htm
Modern Fine Printing
A site dedicated to British and American fine printing of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes writings by printers and designers. Also includes some scholarly works.
http://www.inform.umd.edu/ENGL/englfac/WPeterson/MFP/home.htm
An Industry Born
A series written by Pierre De La Mare covering the history of printing from Gutenburg through the 20th century. Printing World magazine
http://www.dotprint.com/fgen/history1.htm
Stop the Presses
A century old tradition ends at the New York Times. A history of the New York Times' 43rd st. press. Takes a look behind "the brass door" to view the changes in newspaper printing over the history of the plant.
http://www.nytimes.com/specials/presses/
Diamond Sutra
An exhibit by the British Library. "The world's earliest dated printed book". Contains pictures and links.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/diamond.html
Concise History of the British Newspaper
Detailing more than 200 key dates in the history of newspaper publishing and the newspaper industry in the UK.
http://vincent.bl.uk/cgi-bin/htm_hl?DB=website&STEMMER=en&WORDS=concise+history+british+newspaper+&COLOUR=Olive&STYLE=s&URL=http://www.bl.uk/collections/britnews.html#muscat_highlighter_first_match
Aspects of the Victorian book
Provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain during the nineteenth century.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html
Mackenzie Heritage Printery Museum
Working printing museum located in Queenston, Ontario, Canada. Based around William Lyon Mackenzie and the local newspaper industry. Contains links to history of the museum, events, exhibits, and photos.
http://www.mackenzieprintery.ca/
The Piccolo Printing Museum,Inverness, Scotland
Offers pictures of the resident presses as well as listing the hours of operation and directions. Part of Piccolo Press.
http://www.scotland-info.co.uk/piccolo-gallery.htm
National Print Museum, Ireland
Offers a quick tour, hours of operation, and a links page. Gives local and general history of printing, typesetting, and book binding.
http://www.iol.ie/~npmuseum/
First 100 Years of Printing in British N. America
A paper which concentrates on pre 1801 printing. It describes several printing families, licensing, innovations and technologies of that time period.
http://www.reeseco.com/papers/first100.htm#top
Gutenberg Homepage
The Gutenberg museum. Contains history, a time line, and background which includes the locations of the remaining 42 line bibles.
http://www.gutenberg.de/english/index.htm
New Wave Canada
This exhibition examines in detail the workings of one of Canada's most innovative and productive small presses, The Coach House Press, in the course of its first ten years of operation from 1965 to 1975. Also deals with the small press movement in Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/17/index-e.html
Metal Type
User-submitted stories and photographs from the era of hot metal. Also offers Downloads and a discussion forum.
http://www.metaltype.co.uk
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