Museum Of Printing The home of a large collection of historical printing equipment, this non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving the history of the graphic arts, printing equipment and printing craftsmanship. http://www.museumofprinting.org/

St Bride Printing Library One of the specialist public reference libraries of the Corporation of London. Features world famous collections covering printing and related topics such as papermaking. http://www.stbride.org/

Book Information Website Devoted to the history and art of printed communication. http://www.xs4all.nl/~knops/index3.htm

Virtual Museum of Printing Gives a virtual tour of many historical aspects of printing, binding and prepress. http://www.imultimedia.pt/museuvirtpress/index_i.html

Daniel Traister's Home Page An extensive listing of resources for the history of books and printing. http://www.english.upenn.edu/~traister/hbp.html

Frank Granger's Printing History This site has information about Frank Granger, a teacher of printing technology and links to papers written by him. http://www.hotlinecy.com/prthistory.htm

The Information Age and the Printing Press Looking backward to see ahead. A paper by James A. Dewar http://www.rand.org/publications/P/P8014/

The Infancy of Printing A study of Renaissance print shops and the contributions of Yohann Gutenberg. http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Library/special/exhibits/incunab/inchome.htm

Printing History One mans journey through an apprenticeship as a compositor starting in 1968. Covers monotype and linotype. Also talks about compositing before computerization. http://www.harthouse.u-net.com/printing.html

Printing: Renaissance & Reformation An online exhibit that examines the development of printing and its influence on European culture. http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/sccoll/renprint/renprint.html

Tramp Printer History Excerpts from the book Tramp Printers. A tramp printer was a craftsman who traveled about the world in search of work. http://www.discoverypress.com/trampweb/hist1.html

The History of Printing A concise history of the book and printing beginning in the 7th century A.D.. Contains many examples of printed works and links. http://communication.ucsd.edu/bjones/Books/booktext.html

PrintersMark: History of Printing Quick Links Explores printing history from the 11th century to modern day. http://www.printersmark.com/Pages/HistLnks.html

Digital Watermark & Ornament Catalogue A collection of watermarks and printers' ornaments used by William Stansby. Also includes a biography of William Stansby. http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/gants/

Melbourne Museum of Printing A working and teaching museum located in Australia. Specializes in the preservation of letterpress printing. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~typo/welcom2.htm

Modern Fine Printing A site dedicated to British and American fine printing of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes writings by printers and designers. Also includes some scholarly works. http://www.inform.umd.edu/ENGL/englfac/WPeterson/MFP/home.htm

An Industry Born A series written by Pierre De La Mare covering the history of printing from Gutenburg through the 20th century. Printing World magazine http://www.dotprint.com/fgen/history1.htm

Stop the Presses A century old tradition ends at the New York Times. A history of the New York Times' 43rd st. press. Takes a look behind "the brass door" to view the changes in newspaper printing over the history of the plant. http://www.nytimes.com/specials/presses/

Diamond Sutra An exhibit by the British Library. "The world's earliest dated printed book". Contains pictures and links. http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/diamond.html

Concise History of the British Newspaper Detailing more than 200 key dates in the history of newspaper publishing and the newspaper industry in the UK. http://vincent.bl.uk/cgi-bin/htm_hl?DB=website&STEMMER=en&WORDS=concise+history+british+newspaper+&COLOUR=Olive&STYLE=s&URL=http://www.bl.uk/collections/britnews.html#muscat_highlighter_first_match