Association of European Printing Museums ~ Links

The Centre for the study of the book provides a common ground for scholars and librarians with shared interests in understanding, documenting, and interpreting the intellectual and material history of the book.

www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb

Centre for printing history and culture (Birmingham, UK)

The CPHC seeks to encourage research into all aspects and and periods of printing history and culture, as well as education and training into the art and practice of printing.

cphc.org.uk

Centre for the Book at the University of Otago

www.otago.ac.nz/centre-for-the-book/index.html

Centre for the comparative history of print (University of Leeds, UK)

Exists to promote research concerning the history of print, in all its forms and in all periods. Its distinctive emphasis is on comparing the ways in which print has brought about change in its different technological phases, in different global contexts,

www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/homepage/288/the_centre_for_the_comparative_histo...

Contextual Alternate

An independent initiative to archive, generate, and publish critical scholarship at the crossroads of communication, technology, and history.

www.contextualternate.com

Institut d'histoire du livre, Lyon, France

Regroupement de partenaires autour du livre et de la communication écrite, l’Institut d’histoire du livre propose des formations, des publications, des ressources et des événements.

ihl.enssib.fr

Korean printing woodblocks at the Advanced Center for Korean Studies

The Advanced Center for Korean Studies and the Woodblock Institute encourage studies and academic research on their collection of over 65,000 woodblocks.

mokpan.ugyo.net/en/index.html

Recovering the Regional Radical Press in Britain 1968-88

Aims to identify the wealth of small, co-operatively produced local papers that played an important role in radical politics between the heady days of the late 1960s and the rise of Thatcherism in the 1980s.

radpresshistory.wordpress.com

Aepm sponsors

Without financial support even the most intense engagement on he part of the members of the Aepm can only accomplish so much. Therefore we are especially grateful to our sponsors for their help!

Groupe Riccobono

www.riccobono.fr/ricco-v3/Public

Bibliographical presses

Academic Press Leiden - Press Room

Intended for instruction in the form of classes and workshops; student group projects; use by individual students for projects in relation to their subject.

www.let.leidenuniv.nl/apl/index.php3-m=2&c=5.htm

Ancora Press (Monash University)

The Ancora Press in the Department of Fine Arts at Caulfield specialises in handpress printing. At the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics at the Clayton Campus it publishes books and pamphlets on bibliography and book history.

artsonline.monash.edu.au/ancorapress

Book Art and Letterpress Lab, University of Arizona college of fine arts (USA)

The lab hosts workshops and visiting artists is also home to the student group, The Book Art Collective. Both graduate and undergraduate classes convene here throughout the year.

art.arizona.edu/resources-facilities/book-art-letterpress-lab

Cambridge University Library Historical Printing Room

www.lib.cam.ac.uk/old_site/deptserv/rarebooks/historicalprinting.html

Centre for the study of the book. Bodleian Libraries (Oxford)

The Centre for the study of the book provides a common ground for scholars and librarians with shared interests in understanding, documenting and interpreting the intellectual and material history of the book.

www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb

Massey College printing fellowship programme (Toronto, Canada)

In order to preserve and pass on skills in letterpress printing and maintain its 19th-century hand presses, the Robertson Davies Library has partnered with the Book History and Print Culture Collaborative Program to apprentice students.

www.masseycollege.ca/library/printing-fellowship-program

Otakou Press (University of Ontago)

In 2003 the first Printer in Residence (PIR) programme at the University of Otago was initiated to encourage an awareness of the print facilities in the library and to foster book-making both within the University and to the wider arts community.

www.otago.ac.nz/library/printer_in_residence/otakou_press_room.html

Printer in residence / Otakou press room (University of Otago, New Zealand)

www.otago.ac.nz/library/printer_in_residence/overview.html

Wai-Te-Ata Press (New Zealand)

Founded in 1962 by D F McKenzie, it boasts one of the finest collections of historic letterpress printing equipment, metal and wood types and industrial realia in the southern hemisphere. It runs active teaching and research programmes.

www.victoria.ac.nz/wtapress

Printing history - organisations

Organisations whose aim is to bring together people interested in the history of printing and related subjects.

American printing history association (USA)

printinghistory.org

Association of print scholars

The APS exists to encourage innovative scholarship on printmaking and to provide opportunities for networking and exchange among print enthusiasts.

www.printscholars.org

Associazione Italiana Musei della Stampa e della Carta (AIMSC)

A private non-profit organization whose goal is to promote and give visibility to museums and collections concerning the historical, artistic and cultural heritage of graphic arts and paper production.

www.aimsc.it

Ephemera society

www.ephemera-society.org.uk/index.html

Ephemera society of America

www.ephemerasociety.org

IADM (Internationalen Arbeitskreises für Druck- und Mediengeschichte)

www.arbeitskreis-druckgeschichte.de

International association of paper historians

The IPH brings together professionals of different branches and all friends of paper within the field of paper history.

www.paperhistory.org/index.php

National Printing Heritage Committee of the Printing Historical Society

Formerly the Nationa Printing Heritage Trust.

www.printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk/nphc

Printing historical society

printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk

Printing history - resources

Online resources concerning printing history and related subjects.

A short introduction to graphic design history (Nancy Stock-Allen)

An excellent, accessibe and well documented and illustrated overview of the development of graphic design and its related disciplines.

www.designhistory.org/index.html

Analytical bibliography. An alternative prospectus (Neil Harris)

Neil Harris' succinct, informative and entertaining introduction to analytical bibliography. Essential complimentary reading for anyone interested in printing history.

ihl.enssib.fr/en/analytical-bibliography-an-alternative-prospectus

Bibliopolis

Printing museums in the Netherlands. Descriptions and photographs.

www.bibliopolis.nl/collecties/musea

Briar Press

A community of printers and artists dedicated to the preservation of letterpress printing.

briarpress.org

British letterpress (UK)

Hands-on guides to most aspects of letterpress printing; information about printing presses and letterpress type; articles about some of the more obscure areas of printing.

britishletterpress.co.uk

Cary graphic arts collection (Rochester institute of technology)

library.rit.edu/cary

Cover to cover: exposing the bookbinder's ancient craft

A useful, succinct introduction to traditional bookbinding techniques. (University of Adelaide, rare books and special collections.)

www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/exhibitions/cover-to-cover

Edinburgh, city of print

Edinburgh is a city built on the production of books. Edinburgh City of Print aims to provide access to the printing and publishing collections of Edinburgh Museums & Galleries.

www.edinburghcityofprint.org

Graphic atlas (Image permanence institute)

Graphics Atlas is a sophisticated resource that presents a unique, object-based approach for the identification and characterization of prints and photographs.

www.graphicsatlas.org

History of printing timeline

An extensive timeline compiled by the American printing history association.

printinghistory.org/timeline

Imprimerie nationale (France) : catalogue et portail des collections

Près de 336 000 poinçons et matrices typographiques ainsi que bois gravés chinois du XVIIIe siècle, ont été numérisées tout comme une cinquantaine d’ouvrages spécialisés sur l’histoire et la technique de la typographie.

www.imprimerienationale-patrimoine.fr

International Monotype memory project

www.letterpress.ch

James Mosley: The Materials of typefounding

A directory of existing materials related to typefounding.

typefoundry.blogspot.com/2006/01/materials-of-typefounding.html

James Mosley: Typefoundry. Documents for the history of type and letterforms

typefoundry.blogspot.fr

Jikji. Origins of printing from metal movable type

Site dedicated to printing from metal movable type in Korea.

korea.prkorea.com/wordpress

Makerpress

Reconstructions of historical printing presses, from the Gutenberg Press to the Senefelder Pole Press.

makerpress.co.uk

Manuel typographique de Pierre-Simon Fournier

Fully indexed facsimile of Fournier's celebrated Manuel.

jacques-andre.fr/faqtypo/BiViTy/Fournier-Manuel.html

Museo del papiro / Instituto internazionale del papiro

museodelpapiro.it

National Library of the Netherlands paper historical collection

An international collection of decorated pape (both Western and Oriental), pattern books, manuscript recipe books for the reproduction of paper, watermarks, ream covers, moulds, wasps’ nests, instruments and objects related to the history of paper.

www.kb.nl/en/resources-research-guides/kb-collections/bookbindings-and...

Paper and watermarks as bibliographical evidence (Neil Harris)

Second edition (2017) of invaluable guide to paper history by Neil Harris, professor of bibliography at the University of Udine in Italy.

ihl.enssib.fr/en/paper-and-watermarks-as-bibliographical-evidence

Portail métiers du livre (Bibliothèque nationale de France)

Le site de ressources et d'information de la BnF sur les métiers du livre

bnf.libguides.com/metiersdulivre

Scottish printing archival trust

Formed in 1988 to conserve ‘knowledge and examples of Scotland’s printing heritage for the benefit of the public and print/media education’, it promotes interest in the history of the Scottish printing industry.

scottishprintarchive.org

Shadowland newsletters (formerly News from Brandywine)

A wide-ranging newsletter on subjects of interest to bibliographers, printing and book historians and printing museums. Though principally focussed on Australia and New Zealand it also provides valuable information on Europe and the rest of the World.

pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/146194

The typographic hub (Birmingham, UK)

The typographic hub works to promote the history, theory and practice of typographic design.

www.typographichub.org

Typecase layouts

Collection of typecase layouts for many countries with a short introduction and glossary. Maintained by the Alembic Press.

www.alembicpress.co.uk/#selc

Typography and graphic design

Resources wholly or partly given over to typography and graphic design.

Signes: histoire et actualité du design et de la typographie

A pour objectif de traiter de l’histoire du graphisme et de la typographie, plus particulièrement en France. Documentation, références, recherches.

signes.org

Virtual printing museums

Artegraf virtual printing museum

www.artegraf-asso.com/index.php/entree-du-musee

Dead media project

An ad hoc database of the deceased, the slowly-rotting, the undead, and the never-lived media. Including many print and graphic arts-related items.

www.deadmedia.org

Digital comic museum

Public domain Golden Age comics. The aim of the project is to archive these comic books online and make them widely available.

digitalcomicmuseum.com

Early office museum

www.officemuseum.com

HP virtual museum: imaging and printing

Images and descriptions of some of Hewlett Packard's contributions to imaging and printing technology

www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/museum/imagingprinting/index.html

The classic typewriter page

site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters

Virtual typewriter museum

www.typewritermuseum.org/history/why.html

Wood type museum (Unicorn Graphics)

www.unicorngraphics.com/wood%20type%20museum.asp

Workshops, letterpress printing and printmaking

Contacts and resources concerning practical printing and printmaking.

Alberto Tallone Editore (Turin, Italy)

www.talloneeditore.com

Amalgamated printers' association

An organisation composed of letterpress printing enthusiasts

apa-letterpress.com

Archivio tipografico

Archivio Tipografico is a collaborative space for the preservation, study and practice of the typographic arts. The aims are to preserve, to keep alive and to reinvent in a contemporary way the craftsmanship of letterpress printing.

www.archiviotipografico.it/en-GB

Associacion familia plomez (Madrid, Spain)

Workshop dedicated to preserving and sharing everything related to letters: calligraphy, typography, letterpress printing.

www.familiaplomez.com

Association of handcraft printers (New Zealand)

The Association of Handcraft Printers is made up of people interested in the practice of letterpress printing.

handcraftprinters.org.nz

Atelier circulaire (Montréal, Québec, Canada)

Founded in 1982, Atelier Circulaire is an artist-run centre dedicated to printmaking. It supports the work of contemporary print-based artists by encouraging the use of traditional techniques and new technologies.

http//www.ateliercirculaire.org

Atelier de l'Entredeux (France)

www.patrick-cutte.com/index.html

Atelier Kitchen Print (Charmes, France)

Dedicated to lithography done in a simple, non toxic, fast and economical manner on tinfoil, aluminium plates or stone.

www.atelier-kitchen-print.org/category/kitchen-litho

Australian letterpress (The Alembic Press)

Various aspects of current letterpress activity in Australia. Print Shops open to the public, in Heritage Parks, etc. are listed in a short checklist.

www.australianletterpress.info

BookCity Letterpress (Paju, South Korea)

One of the last remaining letterpress workshops in South Korea.

www.hwalpan.co.kr

Buchatelier Markus und Birgit Müller (Bubendorf, Switzerland)

www.buch-mm.ch/franzoesisch.htm

Buchbinderei Markus Schwab (Bubendorf, Switzerland)

www.buchbindereischwab.ch

Druckwerk, studio for printmaking and design (Basle, Switzerland)

www.druckwerk.ch/english/index.html

Edition carpe plumbum (Leipzig, Germany)

Letterpress workshop, publications, artists' editions.

www.carpe-plumbum.de

Idem Paris

Located in the Montparnasse district of Paris, the fine-art printing studio, Idem, is an important venue for leading international artists to bring their inspiration and creativity to the world of lithography.

www.idemparis.com

Letpress (discussion list)

Discussion list for all aspects of traditional letterpress printing.

listserv.unb.ca/cgi-bin/wa?A0=letpress

Letterpress commons

Sharing letterpress printing knowledge for the common good.

letterpresscommons.com

Letterpress Down Under

Sharing the enjoyment, skill and techniques of letterpress printing as a vocation or hobby in New Zealand and Australia, with input from enthusiasts worldwide most welcome !

groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/letterpressdu/conversations/messages?messa...

LetterpressAmsterdam (Amsterdan, Netherlands)

letterpressamsterdam.com

Martin Thönen wood cuts (Berne, Switzerland)

www.martinthoenen.ch

Metal type

Yesterday's technology... today ! The place for printers and typesetters who remember the old days of letterpress printing to come and reminisce.

www.metaltype.co.uk

Miami Paper Museum

A mobile museum which travels from Homestead to West Palm Beach, FL (USA)

www.miamipapermuseum.com

p98a

p98a is an experimental letterpress workshop in Berlin. We are a group of multi-disciplined designers, exploring how letterpress can be redefined in the 21st century through research, printing, collecting, publishing and making things.

www.p98a.com

Printeresting (blog)

Blog about printmaking with regular posts on a range of print-related content, including artwork, news, reviews, technology, and critical discourse.

www.printeresting.org

Rampant Lions Press (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

www.rampantlionspress.com/Welcome.html

Ri-Xing Type Foundry

www.letterpress.org.tw

Romano Hänni, studio for design, handprinted books (Basle, Switzerland)

www.romano-haenni.ch

Satswerkstatt (Bellach, Switzerland)

www.satzwerkstatt.ch

Soo Peg Hang Press - Movable Type Printing

Letterpress printing workshop in Johor Bahru (Malaysia) which closed in 2006 and is now in the process of becoming a printing museum.

www.facebook.com/SooPengHangPress.heritage

The Counter Press (London, United Kingdom)

A letterpress studio and workshop based in an old chocolate factory in London’s East End. Working exclusively with traditional hand set wood and metal type, we create contemporary typographic design, artwork and limited edition prints.

thecounterpress.co.uk

Type & Press (Belgium)

typeand.press

Typographische Gesellschaft München (Munich Typographical Society)

www.tgm-online.de

Waldgut Verlag & Atelier Bodoni (Frauenfeld, Switzerland)

www.waldgut.ch

Winterbourne Press,

The is part of the University of Birmingham’s joint initiative with Birmingham City University entitled the Centre for Printing History and Culture.

Links

Printing Museums

AEPM

Museum Plantin-Moretus

armenia

Matenadaran

National Library of Armenia. The Museum of Printing

australia

Andersons City printing works

Dimboola Print Museum

Federal Standard Printing Works

Firestation Print Studio

James Cryer

Loxton Historic Village Print Shop

Mallee Tourist & Heritage Centre - Letterpress printing museum

Museum of printing (NERAM)

Olivewood Historic Homestead and Museum

Penrith museum of printing

Queanbeyan Printing Museum

Stephanus Peters

austria

Druckwerk Lustenau

DruckZeug

Museum für Druckgrafik

Osterreichisches Papiermachermuseum (Austrian papermaking museum)

Schrift- & Heimatmuseum Bartlhaus

azerbaijan

Miniatür Kitab Muzeyi (Museum of miniature books)

belgium

Artem typographicam

Atelier du livre de Mariemont

Atelier t

Bibliotheca Wittockiana

Centre de la gravure et de l'image imprimée

Comics Art Museum

Drukkerijmuseum - Musée de l'imprimerie

Erasmus House

Frans Masereel Centrum (Kasterlee)

Het dagbladmuseum

Historische Drukkerij Turnhout

Imprimascrap

Imprimerie Paperland SA

Industriemuseum

International exlibris centre (Saint-Nicholas)

Jan van der Linden

Le typographe

Letter-kunde

Maison de l'imprimerie

Museum 't Aloam

Museum Plantin-Moretus

Musée de la typographie

Musée des imprimés en Luxembourg

Musée Félicien Rops

Nationaal Museum van de Speelkaart

Nationaal Museum van de Speelkaart

Stéphane de Schrevel

belgium

Artem typographicam

Atelier du livre de Mariemont

Atelier t

Bibliotheca Wittockiana

Centre de la gravure et de l'image imprimée

Comics Art Museum

Drukkerijmuseum - Musée de l'imprimerie

Erasmus House

Frans Masereel Centrum (Kasterlee)

Het dagbladmuseum

Historische Drukkerij Turnhout

Imprimascrap

Imprimerie Paperland SA

Industriemuseum

International exlibris centre (Saint-Nicholas)

Jan van der Linden

Le typographe

Letter-kunde

Maison de l'imprimerie

Museum 't Aloam

Museum Plantin-Moretus

Musée de la typographie

Musée des imprimés en Luxembourg