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Transatlantic Type: Anglo-American Printing in the Nineteenth Century
October 19-21, 2001
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri

The nineteenth century saw enormous changes in the world of printing. The rise of a mass readership, the invention of machine-driven presses and typesetting, new reproduction methods and papers, and movements in taste and design contributed to an era of intense complexity and development. Yet, despite interest over the decades, some aspects of the period remain largely unstudied. The 2001 American Printing History Association’s annual conference focused on the relationship between printing in Britain and the United States. It explored the cross-fertilization of printing practices, technological developments, and typographical and bookmaking connections.

The keynote address by Marianne Tidcombe, noted bookbinding historian and author of a new history of the Doves Press, dealt with Cobden-Sanderson's career, his visit to the United States and his influence in America. The conference continued Saturday with presentations by distinguished speakers Terry Belanger (substituting for Michael Twyman), Ron Tyler, Karen Nipps, William S. Peterson, and Philip Weimerskirch, followed by an open house at the Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Studio for the Illustrated Book. Saturday ended with an elegant three-course dinner at the St. Louis Art Museum, with an after-dinner talk by Eric Holzenberg. (Presentation titles appear in the conference brochure. Summaries will appear in the APHA Newsletter.)

Sunday was devoted to a visit, including brunch and exhibition viewings, to the St. Louis Mercantile Library and its celebrated holdings of books, manuscripts, and art from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries.

• Conference brochure, with some illustrations
• Photographs from the conference are online.  

Look at a list of previous conference topics.

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