Stanley Morison

Standard Name: Morison, Stanley

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1912: To celebrate its forty thousandth number,...

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1912

To celebrate its forty thousandth number, The Times published a supplement on the history of printing and the newspaper press.
Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
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Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
172

January 1913: The Imprint, a short-lived but influential...

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January 1913

The Imprint, a short-lived but influential monthly on technical aspects of printing, was started by Gerard Meynell of Westminster Press .
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
172
Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
253
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

1920: The Cloister Press was founded by C. W. Hobson...

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1920

The Cloister Press was founded by C. W. Hobson at Heaton Mersey, near Manchester.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
175
Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
281

Probably 1922: Stanley Morison was appointed typographical...

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Probably 1922

Stanley Morison was appointed typographical advisor to Monotype Corporation .
Colin Clair's Chronology of Printing gives the date as 1921.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
175
Dahl, Svend. Dahl’s History of the Book. Editor Katz, William A., 3rd English ed., Scarecrow Press, 1995.
234

1923: The first issue of The Fleuron, a magazine...

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1923

The first issue of The Fleuron, a magazine devoted to the history and practice of typography, was published.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
176
Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
301

1925: Arrighi type was used for the first time...

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1925

Arrighi type was used for the first time in Robert Bridges ' Tapestry, privately printed by F. W. and S. M. (Frederick Warde and Stanley Morison ).
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
137
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
177
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

3 October 1932: The Times first used the Times New Roman...

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3 October 1932

The Times first used the Times New Roman type-face, designed by Stanley Morison .
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
181
Dahl, Svend. Dahl’s History of the Book. Editor Katz, William A., 3rd English ed., Scarecrow Press, 1995.
235

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