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xiii, 69 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates, 206 unnumbered pages of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 31 cm |
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"Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Oxford by Vivian Ridler Printer to the University"--Title page verso |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- The early university and its books -- The first press at Oxford -- The second press -- The press established at Oxford -- The successors of Joseph Barnes -- The acquisition of printing types -- Laud's vision of a university press -- The survival of Laud's vision -- John Fell : the vision realized -- The Fell types -- The press at work -- The first books -- Illustrated books -- Printing the Bible : Pitt, Parker, and Guy -- The end of the partnership -- The roots of the English language -- Fell's successors : Aldrich, Charlett, and the Clarendon Building -- Thomas Hearne -- The Bible patent : John Baskett -- Publishing after Hearne -- William Blackstone -- The reformed press -- Resumption of the Bible press -- Technical change -- The restoration of classical scholarship -- Other books, 1800-1850 -- Results of the partnership : the new building -- The growth of evangelicalism and the text of the Bible -- Oriental scholarship -- Thomas Combe : mechanization of the press -- The Royal Commission and its effect on the press -- The Clarendon Press Series -- Bartholomew Price : the great expansion -- Horace Hart : the rediscovery of the Fell types -- The London business and the revised version -- The New English Dictionary -- The 'Oxford' style -- Charles Cannan : the making of the modern press -- The expansion of the London business : Sir Humphrey Milford -- Recent fine printing -- The American branch -- Other branches overseas -- Publishing in modern times -- Ephemera -- Epilogue -- Appendix: The Oxford Almanacks. |
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Oxford University Press -- History.
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Printing -- England -- Oxford -- History -- Exhibitions.
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University presses -- England -- Oxford -- History -- Exhibitions.
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Scholarly publishing -- England -- Oxford -- History -- Exhibitions.
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Oxford (England) -- Imprints -- Exhibitions.
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Exhibitions as Topic. (DNLM)D005085 |
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Exhibitions |
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Printing -- history. (DNLM)D011327Q000266 |
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Book Industry -- history. (DNLM)D001870Q000266 |
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Publishing. (DNLM)D011643 |
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Oxford University Press. (OCoLC)fst00549723
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Printing. (OCoLC)fst01076612
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Scholarly publishing. (OCoLC)fst01106866
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University presses. (OCoLC)fst01161953
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England -- Oxford.
(OCoLC)fst01205511
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| Genre/Form |
Catalog. (DNLM)D019494 |
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Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Ryskamp, Charles, writer of preface.
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Ridler, Vivian, printer.
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| ISBN |
0199510865 |
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9780199510863 |
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0199510857 (pbk.) |
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9780199510856 (pbk.) |
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