Contributions are being sought for an ‘Element’ in the Cambridge University Press Publishing and Book Culture series, entitled The People of Print in the Seventeenth Century. To propose a 2,750 word essay that profiles one figure, please email the editors, Dr Kaley Kramer (Sheffield Hallam University, k.a.kramer [at] shu.ac.uk), Dr Adam James Smith (York St […]
Read about roving printers
December 15, 2018 by
A summary of Prof David Finkelstein’s book on Movable types — printers who moved throughout the world in the nineteenth century — is available as part of the Oxford Research Encyclopaedias series online. The main text is behind a paywall — or you can buy your own copy.
Herald article on Glasgow’s printing history
September 18, 2018 by
The Trust’s new Glasgow Print trail leaflet was highlighted in stories in yesterday’s Glasgow Herald and Evening Times. The leaflet is available through our online shop, price £5 including p&p.
Stationer’s Company archive now online
October 7, 2017 by
Primary sources from the archive of The Worshipful Company of Stationers & Newspaper Makers, at Stationers’ Hall in the City of London, have been digitised. The new Literary Print Culture website provides access to a vast collection of primary source documents for the study of the history of the book, publishing history, the history of […]
Baskerville Society Grant Scheme
September 12, 2017 by
The deadline for applications to the Baskerville Society small grant scheme (up to a maximum of £250) is on 30 September 2017. Applications are invited from scholars, independent or affiliated, who are either engaged in research connected to the printer and typefounder John Baskerville (1706–75), or whose work covers printing history or print culture of […]
Centre for Printing History and Culture opens in Birmingham
December 10, 2015 by
The Centre for Printing History and Culture was launched at an event entitled ‘Imprinting the Centre’ in Birmingham on Wednesday 25 November. The Centre is a joint initiative between Birmingham City University and the University of Birmingham, consisting of researchers, heritage professionals and librarians, and seeks to encourage research into all aspects and periods of […]
Cossar Tales from Australia
June 10, 2014 by
An article about Cossar presses in Australia and New Zealand has appeared in both the print and online versions of GXPress. As well as the history of the press there are recollections from printers who worked with the ‘Cossar Patent Flat Bed Web Newspaper Printing Machine’, and Peter Coleman lists an impressive number of newspaper […]
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