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Tramp Printer History Tramp Printer History: Excerpts from the book Tramp Printers. A tramp printer was a craftsman who traveled about the world in search of work. (History) http://www.discoverypress.com/trampweb/hist1.html Concise History of the British Newspaper 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. (History) 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 Metal Type Metal Type: User-submitted stories and photographs from the era of hot metal. Also offers Downloads and a discussion forum. (History) http://www.metaltype.co.uk Aspects of the Victorian book Aspects of the Victorian book: Provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain during the nineteenth century. (History) http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html The Information Age and the Printing Press The Information Age and the Printing Press: Looking backward to see ahead. A paper by James A. Dewar (History) http://www.rand.org/publications/P/P8014/ An Industry Born 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 (History) http://www.dotprint.com/fgen/history1.htm Gutenberg Homepage Gutenberg Homepage: The Gutenberg museum. Contains history, a time line, and background which includes the locations of the remaining 42 line bibles. (History) http://www.gutenberg.de/english/index.htm The Infancy of Printing The Infancy of Printing: A study of Renaissance print shops and the contributions of Yohann Gutenberg. (History) http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Library/special/exhibits/incunab/inchome.htm Mackenzie Heritage Printery Museum 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. (History) http://www.mackenzieprintery.ca/ Frank Granger's Printing History Frank Granger's Printing History: This site has information about Frank Granger, a teacher of printing technology and links to papers written by him. (History) http://www.hotlinecy.com/prthistory.htm The Piccolo Printing Museum,Inverness, Scotland 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. (History) http://www.scotland-info.co.uk/piccolo-gallery.htm The History of Printing 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. (History) http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/booktext.html Daniel Traister's Home Page Daniel Traister's Home Page: An extensive listing of resources for the history of books and printing. (History) http://www.english.upenn.edu/~traister/hbp.html National Print Museum, Ireland 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. (History) http://www.iol.ie/~npmuseum/ New Wave Canada 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 Canad (History) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/17/index-e.html PrintersMark: History of Printing Quick Links PrintersMark: History of Printing Quick Links: Explores printing history from the 11th century to modern day. (History) http://www.printersmark.com/Pages/HistLnks.html St Bride Printing Library 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. (History) http://www.stbride.org/ William Clowes Ltd Printing Museum 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. (History) http://gazetteer.interdart.co.uk/east/museums/PRIMUS.htm International Dunhuang Project Bookbinding Pages International Dunhuang Project Bookbinding Pages: An introduction to the projects' collection. Contains a history of several styles of book binding in China. (History) http://idp.bl.uk/chapters/topics/BOOKBINDING/CHOOSER-FRAMESET.html Book Information Website Book Information Website: Devoted to the history and art of printed communication. (History) http://www.xs4all.nl/~knops/index3.htm Digital Watermark & Ornament Catalogue Digital Watermark & Ornament Catalogue: A collection of watermarks and printers' ornaments used by William Stansby. Also includes a biography of William Stansby. (History) http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/gants/ Stop the Presses 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. (History) http://www.nytimes.com/specials/presses/ Printing History Printing History: One mans journey through an apprenticeship as a compositor starting in 1968. Covers monotype and linotype. Also talks about compositing before computerization. (History) http://www.harthouse.u-net.com/printing.html SAPPHIRE SAPPHIRE: Oral history project creating a recording and visual archive. Sample photographs of Scottish companies and interview transcripts. (History) http://www.sapphire.ac.uk/ Museum Of Printing 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. (History) http://www.museumofprinting.org/ Diamond Sutra Diamond Sutra: An exhibit by the British Library. "The world's earliest dated printed book". Contains pictures and links. (History) http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/diamond.html Gutenberg Society 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. (History) http://www.gutenberg-gesellschaft.uni-mainz.de/eghome.htm Printing: Renaissance & Reformation Printing: Renaissance & Reformation: An online exhibit that examines the development of printing and its influence on European culture. (History) http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/sccoll/renprint/renprint.html Printing Museum, Tokyo Printing Museum, Tokyo: Offers a cultural and technical look at the history of printing. Offers temporary and general exhibitions and a floor map. (History) http://www.printing-museum.org/en/index.html First 100 Years of Printing in British N. America 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. (History) http://www.reeseco.com/papers/first100.htm#top Modern Fine Printing 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. (History) http://www.inform.umd.edu/ENGL/englfac/WPeterson/MFP/home.htm Printing Historical Society Printing Historical Society: Established to promote and encourage the study and knowledge of the world of print. (History) http://www.printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk/ Melbourne Museum of Printing Melbourne Museum of Printing: A working and teaching museum located in Australia. Specializes in the preservation of letterpress printing. (History) http://home.vicnet.net.au/~typo/welcom2.htm Virtual Museum of Printing Virtual Museum of Printing: Gives a virtual tour of many historical aspects of printing, binding and prepress. (History) http://www.imultimedia.pt/museuvirtpress/index_i.html