| YEAR | KEYWORD | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | DOVES PRESS | McLeish, Charles, d.1949. Binder of Edinburgh, worked for the Doves Bindery |
| 1945 | DROPMORE | Dropmore Press founded by Lord Kermsley, London |
| 1945 | DROPMORE PRESS | Dropmore Press acquires equipment Corvinus Press |
| 1955 | DRY COATED | Dry Coated paper developed at the Battlefield Memorial Institute, Columbia |
| 1465 | DRYPOINT ENGRAVING | The first drypoint engravings known in the history of prints are those of the MASTER OF THE HOUSEBOOK, active in Germany between 1465 and 1500. The technique was also used, though rarely, by Dürer, for example in his St. Jerome by a Pollard Willow (1512). The unsurpassed master was to be Rembrandt, who used drypoint on its own, or with etching. |
| 1473 | DUCALI | Ducali bindings, from 1473-1600, bindings made for the edicts, decrees and governor's commisions issued by the Doges of Venice |
| 1902 | DUN EMER PRESS | Dun Emer Press founded (later to be the Cuala Press) by Elizabeth Yeats (sister of the poet), Ireland |
| 1471 | DÜRER | Durer, Albrecht, d.1528 |
| 1498 | DÜRER | Durer's Apocalypse series woodcuts |
| 1508 | EARLIEST GERMAN COLOUR WOODCUT | The Emperor Maximilian on Horseback by Hans Burgkmair (1473-1531) |
| 1290 | EDDA | Edda, Elder Edda (Saemundar Edda) written, presented to King Frederik III by the Icelandic bishop Brynjolfur Sveinsson, now in the Copenhagen Royal Library) |
| 1461 | EDELSTEIN | Edelstein, der, by Ulrich Boner, printed by Albrecht Pfister of Bamberg, first printed book with woodcut illustrations |
| 1890 | EDINBURGH | Edinburgh Bibliographical Society founded |
| 1755 | EDWARDS | Edwards of Halifax binding firm founded by William Edwards of Yorkshire |
| 1502 | EGENOLFF | Egenolff, Christian, d.1555, established press and foundry in Frankfurt 1530 |
| 1756 | EGERTON | Egerton, Francis Henry, d. 1829, bibliophile who donated a collection of 67 manuscripts to the British Museum |
| 1540 | EGERTON | Egerton, Sir Thomas, d.1617, founder of one of the oldest private libraries in Britain; in 1917 a large portion of the archives was bought by Henry E. Huntington |
| 1878 | EHMCKE | Ehmcke, Fritz Helmut, d.1965, German graphic artist and type designer, worked together with F.W.Kleukens |
| 1909 | EINHORN PRESSE | Einhorn Press, Melchior Lechters private press founded |
| 1410 | ELLESMERE | Ellesmere Chaucer, illustrated manuscript of the Canterbury Tales |
| 1900 | ELSTON PRESS | Elston Press founded by C larke Conwell at New Rochelle, New York |
| 1546 | ELZEVIER | Elzevier, Louis, d.1617, founder of Elzevier Press and publishing office (originally from Louvain, worked with Plantin in Antwerp and later settled in Leyden) |
| 1954 | ELZEVIER | Elzevier. Publication of 'The world of the Elzevirs' by D.W.Davies |
| 1531 | EMBLEMATUM LIBER | Emblem Books, the first anthology of emblems was printed in Augsburg by Heinrich Steiner: Emblematum Liber |
| 1529 | ENCHIRIDION | Enchiridion der kleine Catechismus fur die gemeine Pfarher und Prediger, Gemehrt und gebessert durch Mart.Luther, Wittenberg |
| 1738 | ENGELMANN | Engelmann, Gottfried, d.1839, lithograph printer, inventor of chromolythography in 1836 |
| 1703 | ENSCHEDE | Enschede Printing office founded in Haarlem by Izaac Enschede |
| 1894 | ERAGNY | Eragny Press founded by Lucien Pisarro |
| 1863 | ERAGNY | Pissarro,Lucien, d.1944 (Eragny Press) |
| 1466 | ERASMUS | Erasmus, Desiderius, d.1536 |
| 1878 | ERNST LUDWIG PRESS | Kleukens, Friedrich Wilhelm, d.1956. German graphic arts teacher, director of Ernst Ludwig Press from 1907-1914. Founded the Kleukens Presse in 1919 and the Mainzer Presse in 1929. |
| 1898 | ESSEX HOUSE | Essex House Press founded in London by Charles Robert Ashbee. Press closed in 1910 |
| 1493 | ETCHING | The earliest known etchings are by Daniel Hopfer, active at Augsburg between 1493 and 1536, the Swiss Urs Graf, and Dürer, who did five etchings on iron, among them The Agony in the Garden, and The Cannon. Lucas van Leyden (1489-1533) also used this technique on a few rare occasions. The earliest Italian etching is by Parmigianino (1503-1540), whose prints are more sketchy and spontaneous than those of the Northern artists. Etching is above all the medium of Rembrandt: with it he reached a depth and universality of expression never equalled in the history of prints. |
| 1283 | FABRIANO | Fabriano, town inwhich first Italian papermill was established. Still name of an Italian handmade paper |
| 1626 | FACSIMILE | Facsimile. first facsimile edition by Plantin, 16th century Martyrologium Hieronymianum (engraved on copper plates) |
| 1662 | FAITHORNE | Faithorne,William: 'The Art of Graveing and Etching' published |
| 1570 | FANFARE | Fanfare, until 1640, book cover decoration developed in France (interlacing ribbons) |
| 1546 | FARNESE | Farnese. The Farnese Hours manuscript produced in Rome for Alessandro Cardinal Farnese. Presently in the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York |
| 1068 | FATIMITE | Fatimite. Library of the Fatimite family (Cairo) destoyed by the Turks |
| 1920 | FAVIL PRESS | Favil Press founded by P.Sainsbury of London, active until 1961 |
| 1528 | FEIERABEND | Feierabend, Sigmund, d.1590, woodcutter and typecutter, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1553 | FERRARA | Ferrara Bible printed by Abraham ibn Usque |
| 1922 | FIRST EDITION CLUB | First Edition Club founded by A.J.A.Symons and Max Judge |
| 1991 | FIRST MAGAZINE | The first issue of "Firsts: Collecting Modern First Editions," was published January 1991. According to the first issue, its publishers felt there was no magazine aimed directly at collectors of modern first editions. In January 1995, the focus of "Firsts" was expanded and its title became "Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine." |
| 1868 | FITZPATRICK | Thomas Jefferson Fitzpatrick (1868-1952), *field collector* for the Iowa State Historical Society. 1913 he accepted a teaching position in the botany department at the University of Nebraska. He left an immense collection of books. The university of Nebraska took a *limited* selection of 10,000 books, pamphlets, magazines dealing specifically with botany and the history of science. |
| 1701 | FLEISCHMAN | Fleischman, Johann Michael, d.1768, Nuremberg punchcutter |
| 1922 | FLEURON SOCIETY | Fleuron Society founded by Holbrook Jackson, Francis Meynell, Bernard Newdigate, Stanley Morison and Oliver Simon |
| 1912 | FLYING FAME PRESS | Flying Fame Press founded by Claude Lovat Fraser, Holbrook Jackson and Ralph Hodgson, active until firts WW |
| 1250 | FORE EDGE | Fore Edge Painting, first on French psalter manuscript |
| 1859 | FORGERY | Thomas J. Wise (1859-1937), best known for the forgeries of ninteenth-century pamphlets he cleverly produced and sold to unexpecting wealthy collectors. |
| 1879 | FORSTER | E.M.Forster (1879-1970). HOWARDS END, 1910. |
| 1420 | FOUQUET | Fouquet, Jean, d.1480, leading 15th century manuscript painter (Hours of Etienne de Chavalier) |
| 1513 | FRAKTUR | Fraktur, first book printed in this type, Prayer book of Maximilian teh First |
| 1534 | FRANKFURT | Frankfurt Bookfair |
| 1706 | FRANKLIN | Franklin, Benjamin, d.1790, printer, publisher, statesman |
| 1460 | FROBEN | Froben, Johann, d.1527, started printing in Basle 1491. Printer of Erasmus publications |
| 1516 | FROBEN | Bible. Johan Froben of Basle published New Testament in Greek |
| 1500 | GARAMONT | Garamont, Claude, d.1561. Parisian type designer and punchcutter |
| 1399 | GENSFLEISCH, GUTENBERG | Gutenberg, Johann, d.1468, born in Mainz as Johann Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg |
| 1882 | GILL | Gill, Eric, d.1940 |
| 1920 | GOLDEN COCKEREL | Golden Cockerel Press, founded by Harold Taylor |
| 1927 | GOLDEN HIND | Golden Hind Pres founded by Arthur Rushmore, active until 1955 |
| 1903 | GONCOURT | Prix Goncourt, since 1903 |
| 1822 | GONCOURT | Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896) he and his brother jules achieved widespread fame as collaborative artists and novelists of French manners. His library, Bibliothèque Goncourt, was offered for sale in 1987. |
| 1865 | GOUDY | Goudy, Frederic W., d.1947, American type designer. |
| 1804 | GOULD | John Gould (1804-1881), British ornithologist and artist. |
| 1919 | GRABHORN PRESS | Grabhorn Press founded by Robert and Edwin Grabhorn |
| 1814 | GRAESSE | Graesse, Johann, d.1885, wrote Tresor de Livres rares et precieux |
| 1666 | GRANDJEAN | Grandjean de Fouchy, Philippe, d.1714, Parisian punchcutter, a.o. 'Romain du Roi' |
| 1545 | GRANJON | Granjon, Robert, d.1589, Paris/Lyon, punchcutter and typedesigner |
| 1556 | GRANJON | Civilite, designed by Robert Granjon. |
| 1914 | GRAPHIC ARTS | Founding of American Institute of Graphic Arts |
| 1661 | GREEN, SAMUEL | Bible. first bible published in America by Samuel Green (John Eliot's Algonquin Indian version) |
| 1922 | GREGYNOG PRESS | Gregynog Press founded by Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, Wales |
| 1501 | GRIFFO | Manutius. First time use of Francescop Griffo's *Italic* type by Manutius |
| 1884 | GROLIER | Grolier Club, founded by Theodore de Vinne, robert Hoe a.o.'s |
| 1510 | GROLIER | Grolier was in Italy as a French legate from 1510-1537 |
| 1479 | GROLIER | Grolier, Jean, d.1565. Famous French bibliphile, famous for the bindings of his books |
| 1468 | GUTENBERG | Gutenberg dies February 3rd |
| 1399 | GUTENBERG | Gutenberg.Year of birth Gutenberg |
| 1454 | GUTENBERG | Gutenberg. publication of Turkenkalender (Fust, Schöffer, Gutenberg (??) |
| 1857 | HAEBLER | Haebler, Konrad, d.1946. German bibliographer, research and writings on incunabula. Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke |
| 1430 | HAINAUT, CHRONIQUE | Weyden, Rogier van der, d.1464, illustration in Chronique du Haunaut. |
| 1841 | HALF TONE | Meisenbach, Georg, d.1912. Inventor of half-tone reproduction |
| 1467 | HAN | Italy. First book printed in Rome by Ulrich Han |
| 1869 | HARLEIAN | Harleian Society for the printing of heraldic material |
| 1890 | HARRIS PRESS | Harris Press, American automatic platen press |
| 1850 | HEIDELBERG | Heidelberg, First press made by Andreas Hamm |
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