Directory of History Resources

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Printing has an immense history which encompasses several disciplines and millions of unique individuals, all of whom sign each piece of printed material produced today. This category is meant for sites related to the history of printing, typography, Bookbinding, and related businessees.

Subcategories

• Artistic
• Scotland
• Typographers

Resources in This Category

• Aspects of the Victorian Book

  http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html
  Provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain during the nineteenth century.

• Book Information Website

  http://www.xs4all.nl/~knops/index3.html
  Devoted to all aspects of books.

• Cary Graphic Arts Collection

  http://library.rit.edu/cary/
  A library on printing history which contains several exhibits, manuscripts, news and events. Part of Rochester Institute of Technology.

• Concise History of the British Newspaper

  http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/news/concisehistbritnews/britnewspaper.html
  A Concise History of the British Newspaper, century by century.

• Daniel Traister's Home Page

  http://www.english.upenn.edu/~traister/hbp.html
  A listing of resources for the history of books and printing.

• Digital Watermark & Ornament Catalogue

  http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/gants/
  A collection of watermarks and printers' ornaments used by William Stansby. Also includes a biography of William Stansby.

• First 100 Years of Printing in British N. America

  http://www.reeseco.com/papers/first100.htm#top
  A paper which concentrates on pre 1801 printing. It describes several printing families, licensing, innovations and technologies of that time period.

• Gutenberg Society

  http://www.gutenberg-gesellschaft.de/
  Promotes research into the history of printing and of the book. Contains membership information, an application form , and a summary of the organization.

• Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum

  http://woodtype.org/
  Operated by volunteers of the Two Rivers Historical Society, the museum is dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type.

• International Dunhuang Project Bookbinding Pages

  http://idp.bl.uk/education/bookbinding/bookbinding.a4d
  An introduction to the projects' collection. Includes a history of several styles of book binding in China.

• Literary Resources -- Bibliography and History of the Book

  http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/biblio.html
  An index of web resources focusing on those of interest to scholars.

• Mackenzie Heritage Printery Museum

  http://www.mackenzieprintery.ca/
  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.

• Melbourne Museum of Printing

  http://mmop.org.au/
  A working and teaching museum located in Australia. Specializes in the preservation of letterpress printing.

• Metal Type

  http://www.metaltype.co.uk/
  User-submitted stories and photographs from the era of hot metal. Also offers Downloads and a discussion forum.

• Museum of Printing

  http://www.museumofprinting.org/
  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.

• National Print Museum, Ireland

  http://www.nationalprintmuseum.ie/
  Offers a quick tour, hours of operation, and a links page. Gives local and general history of printing, typesetting, and book binding.

• New Wave Canada

  http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/new_wave_canada-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/2/17/index-e.html
  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

• Printing Historical Society

  http://www.printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk/
  Established to promote and encourage the study and knowledge of the world of print.

• Printing Museum, Tokyo

  http://www.printing-museum.org/en/index.html
  Offers a cultural and technical look at the history of printing. Offers temporary and general exhibitions and a floor map.

• Printing: Renaissance & Reformation

  http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/sccoll/renprint/renprint.html
  An online exhibit that examines the development of printing and its influence on European culture.

• Rare Book School

  http://www.rarebookschool.org/
  Institute promotes study of history of books and printing. Includes course schedules. Currently located at the University of Virginia.

• SAPPHIRE

  http://www.sapphire.ac.uk/
  Oral history project creating a recording and visual archive. Sample photographs of Scottish companies and interview transcripts.

• St Bride Printing Library

  http://www.sbf.org.uk/
  One of the specialist public reference libraries of the Corporation of London. Features world famous collections covering printing and related topics such as papermaking.

• The Black Art

  http://www.lancasterlyrics.com/
  Shows the history of letterpress printing of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Details about blackletter typography, fraktur fonts, colonial American printing, and Pennsylvania German printing are included.

• The Diamond Sutra

  http://www.silk-road.com/artl/diamondsutra.shtml
  The Silk Road Foundation's history of 'The Diamond Sutra'.

• The History of Printing

  http://shikan.org/bjones/Books/booktext.html
  A concise history of the book and printing beginning in the 7th century A.D.. Contains many examples of printed works and links.

• The History of Sun Engraving and Sun Printers

  http://www.sunprintershistory.com/
  The story of sun printers and 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 Information Age and the Printing Press

  http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P8014/index.html
  Looking backward to see ahead. A paper by James A. Dewar

• Tramp Printer History

  http://www.discoverypress.com/trampweb/hist1.html
  Excerpts from the book Tramp Printers. A tramp printer was a craftsman who traveled about the world in search of work.

• Virtual Museum of Printing

  http://www.imultimedia.pt/museuvirtpress/index_i.html
  Gives a virtual tour of many historical aspects of printing, binding and prepress.

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