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Briar Press
URL: http://www.briarpress.org/

Description:
This site "is an educational and practical resource for the letterpress printer, the bibliophile, the enthusiast, and the curious." It features a museum with images and information about 180 hand-operated printing presses, almost 400 vintage ornaments and initial capital letters available for download, and a directory of letterpress services and organizations. Also includes a glossary and classified ads. Searchable.

Publisher:
Briar Press

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Letterpress printing
Printing -- History
Printing presses
Type and type-founding -- Specimens

LII Database Information:
Record 8751 created by Sybil Finemel on 11/13/2004
Last modification on 08/01/2007
Published: 11/13/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8751