Cambridge University Press : 1584-1984
In 1984 the Press celebrated four hundred years of continuous printing and publishing. This anniversary history, now published in paperback, provides a readable introduction, from late medieval times to the complex modern international printing and publishing house.
Print Book, English, 2000
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000
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xxv, 329 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 23 cm
9780521264730, 9780521664974, 0521264731, 0521664977
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Preface; Foreword Gordon Johnson; 1. Introduction; 2. Precursors: the stationers and Siberch; 3. The Letters Patent of 1534: the Stationers' Company; 4. The foundation of the Press: Thomas Thomas; 5. Early printers: John Legate, Cantrell Legge, Buck and Daniel; 6. The Commonwealth and Restoration; 7. Bentley's 'public Press'; 8. The eighteenth century; 9. The nineteenth century I; 10. The nineteenth century II; 11. R. T. Wright and the Secretaryship; 12. Waller and Roberts as Secretaries: Lewis as Printer; 13. From 1945 to 1972; 14. Recovery: 1972–4; 15. Charitable status recognised; 16. From 1974 to 1984; 17. Conclusion; Appendices.
Includes index
Originally published: 1984