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Books :: Collecting
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Ornament Catalogue - A collection of watermarks and printers' ornaments used by William Stansby. Also includes a biography of William Stansby.

Reformation - An online exhibit that examines the development of printing and its influence on European culture.
Meta Description: [ An online exhibit that examines the development of printing and its influence on European culture. ]

Aspects of the Victorian Book - Provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain during the nineteenth century.

Book Information Website - Devoted to the history and art of printed communication.
Meta Description: [ Website devoted to all aspects of books, bookarts, bookhistory, letterpress printing, fine printing, bookschools, paper and papermaking, bookartists, bookbinding and bookbinders, antiquarian books, booksearch services, bookauctions, individual bookdealers, manuscripts, pop-up books, history of pr... ]

Book Information Website - Devoted to all aspects of books.
Meta Description: [ Website devoted to all aspects of books, bookarts, bookhistory, letterpress printing, fine printing, bookschools, paper and papermaking, bookartists, bookbinding and bookbinders, antiquarian books, booksearch services, bookauctions, individual bookdealers, manuscripts, pop-up books, history of pr... ]

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, including images of some papers.
Meta Description: [ Detailing more than 200 key dates in the history of newspaper publishing and the newspaper industry in the UK, this website won a Site of the Day Award with UK Plus in July 1999, and was featured on the BBC's WebGuide: Best of the Web in May 2001 as one of a 'weekly choice of three of the top His... ]

Daniel Traister's Home Page - An extensive listing of resources for the history of books and printing.

Diamond Sutra - An exhibit by the British Library. The world's earliest dated printed book. Contains pictures and links.
Meta Description: [ This copy of the 'Diamond Sutra' is the world's earliest complete survival of a dated printed book, AD 868 ]

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.

404 Frank Granger's Printing History - This site has information about Frank Granger, a teacher of printing technology and links to papers written by him.

Gutenberg Homepage - The Gutenberg museum. Contains history, a time line, and background which includes the locations of the remaining 42 line bibles.

404 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.

In Aedibus Aldi - The legacy of Aldus Manutius and his press. A digital exhibition.

International Dunhuang Project Bookbinding Pages - An introduction to the projects' collection. Contains a history of several styles of book binding in China.
Meta Description: [ MANUSCRIPTS HIDDEN FOR A THOUSAND YEARS IN A SILK ROAD CAVE ARE BEING DIGITISED TO CREATE A VIRTUAL LIBRARY ]

404 Letterpress Printing in the 1960's - A compilation of information from the Melbourne School of Printing Graphic Arts trade course in Letterpress Machining(1960-1965)plus historical pics and data collected from around the world.
Meta Description: [ Information compiled from early 1960s Trade School notes and other reliable sources. ]

Literary Resources -- Bibliography and History of the Book - An index of web resources focusing on those of interest to scholars.
Meta Description: [ Index of literary resources available on the Web, focusing on those of interest to scholars. Searchable and organized by period and topic. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Located in the home of the 19th Century firebrand editor William Lyon Mackenzie, this is Canada's largest working printing museum. ]

Melbourne Museum of Printing - A working and teaching museum located in Australia. Specializes in the preservation of letterpress printing.

Metal Type - User-submitted stories and photographs from the era of hot metal. Also offers Downloads and a discussion forum.
Meta Description: [ The place for letterpress printers and typesetters to reminisce ]

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.

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. North Andover, Massachusetts.
Meta Description: [ The Museum of Printing in North Andover, Massachusetts is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of the graphic arts, printing equipment and printing craftsmanship. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ The National Print Museum of Ireland. Preserving Ireland's Printing Past.... ]

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
Meta Description: [ Exhibition on The Coach House Press during the years between 1965 and 1975. Includes catalogues, books, job printing, ephemera, periodicals, microfiche and posters, as well as information on the press' printing school and post card company. ]

Printing Historical Society - Established to promote and encourage the study and knowledge of the world of print.
Meta Description: [ Printing Historical Society ]

Printing History - One mans journey through an apprenticeship as a compositor starting in 1968. Covers monotype and linotype. Also talks about compositing before computerization.

Printing Museum, Tokyo - Offers a cultural and technical look at the history of printing. Offers temporary and general exhibitions and a floor map.

Rare Book School - Institute promotes study of history of books and printing. Includes course schedules. Currently located at the University of Virginia.

SAPPHIRE - Oral history project creating a recording and visual archive. Sample photographs of Scottish companies and interview transcripts.

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.
Meta Description: [ St Bride Library, Fleet Street, London is the largest library for printing, publishing and the graphic arts in the English-speaking world ]

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.

Sun Printers History - The story of Sun Printers and Sun Engraving in Watford, England, from 1898 to 2004. Includes a list of people engaged with the company throughout its history and a photo gallery.

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.

The Infancy of Printing - A study of Renaissance print shops and the contributions of Yohann Gutenberg.

The Information Age and the Printing Press - Looking backward to see ahead. A paper by James A. Dewar
Meta Description: [ There are some provocative parallels between the communications changes enabled by networked computers and those enabled by the printing press in its early days. Each defining technology represents an important breakthrough in the ability of humans t... ]

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.
Meta Description: [ Transport, sightseeing, accommodation - your complete guide to Inverness and its region in the Scottish Highlands ]

Tramp Printer History - Excerpts from the book Tramp Printers. A tramp printer was a craftsman who traveled about the world in search of work.
Meta Description: [ history of handset type, letterpress, linotype and hot metal, and itinerant printers. Excerpts from the book Tramp Printers ]

Virtual Museum of Printing - Gives a virtual tour of many historical aspects of printing, binding and prepress.

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.