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Doves Press

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The Doves Press was a private press based in Hammersmith, London. [1]

20 relations: Anne Cobden-Sanderson, Arts and Crafts movement, Bindery, Edward Prince, Emery Walker, Font, Golden Type, Hammersmith, Hammersmith Bridge, Hammersmith Terrace, Matrix (printing), Nicolas Jenson, Port of London Authority, Private press, Punchcutting, River Thames, T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, The Dove, Hammersmith, Typeface, William Morris.

Anne Cobden-Sanderson

Anne Cobden-Sanderson or Julia Sarah Anne Cobden (26 March 1853 – 2 November 1926) was a British socialist and suffragette.

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Arts and Crafts movement

The Arts and Crafts movement was an international movement in the decorative and fine arts that began in Britain and flourished in Europe and North America between about 1880 and 1920, emerging in Japan (the Mingei movement) in the 1920s.

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Bindery

Bindery refers to a studio, workshop or factory where sheets of (usually) paper are fastened together to make books, but also where gold and other decorative elements are added to the exterior of books, where boxes or slipcases for books are made and where the restoration of books is carried out.

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Edward Prince

Edward Philip Prince (1846-1923) was a British engraver and punchcutter, a cutter of the punches used to stamp the matrices used to stamp metal type.

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Emery Walker

Sir Emery Walker (2 April 1851 – 22 July 1933) was an English engraver, photographer and printer.

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Font

In metal typesetting, a font was a particular size, weight and style of a typeface.

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Golden Type

The Golden Type is a serif font designed by artist William Morris for his fine book printing project, the Kelmscott Press, in 1890.

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Hammersmith

Hammersmith is a district of west London, England, located west-southwest of Charing Cross.

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Hammersmith Bridge

Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames in west London.

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Hammersmith Terrace

Hammersmith Terrace is a street of listed, brick-built houses in Hammersmith, London.

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Matrix (printing)

In the manufacture of metal type used in letterpress printing, a matrix, from the Latin meaning womb or a female breeding animal, is the mould used to cast a letter, known as a sort.

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Nicolas Jenson

Nicholas Jenson (c.1420 – 1480) was a French engraver, pioneer, printer and type designer who carried out most of his work in Venice, Italy.

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Port of London Authority

The Port of London Authority (PLA) is a self-funding public trust established by the Port of London Act 1908 to govern the Port of London.

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Private press

Private press is a term used in the field of book collecting to describe a printing press operated as an artistic or craft-based endeavor, rather than as a purely commercial venture.

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Punchcutting

Punchcutting is a craft used in traditional typography to cut letter punches in steel as the first stage of making metal type.

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River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England, most notably through London.

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T. J. Cobden-Sanderson

Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson (2 December 1840 – 7 September 1922) was an English artist and bookbinder associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.

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The Dove, Hammersmith

The Dove is a Grade II listed public house at 19 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6 9TA.

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Typeface

In typography, a typeface (also known as font family) is a set of one or more fonts each composed of glyphs that share common design features.

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William Morris

William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doves_Press

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