,ON ! ,PR9T+ ( ,BOOKS1 AS ,REPORT$ 9 ! ,PRESS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,MAN*E/] 

,! TALK WAS FIR/ GIV5 9 ,MAN*E/] ON ! #b#a/ ( ,OCTOB] #a#h#i#c1 
UND] ! TITLE ,PR9T$ ,BOOKS - ,ANCI5T & ,MOD]N 

,MAN*E/] ,C\RI] & ,LANCA%IRE ,G5]AL ,ADV]TIZ] 

,AN ILLU/RAT$ LECTURE ON 0,PR9T$ ,BOOKS -- ,ANCI5T & ,MOD]N10 WAS DELIV]$ 
BY ,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 UND] ! AUSPICES ( ! ,TE*NICAL ,9/RUCTION ,COMMITTEE 
! ,MAN*E/] ,CITY ,C\NCIL1 9 ! ,MAYOR'S ,P>LOR1 ,T[N ,HALL1 ON ,SATURDAY 
EV5+4 ,MR4 ,ALD]MAN ,HOY PRESID$1 9 ! ABS5CE ( ! ,LORD ,MAYOR1 & !RE 
WAS A GOOD ATT5DANCE4 ,! LECTUR] SAID BOOKS W]E WRITT5 BY ! SCRIBE LONG 
AFT] PR9T+ BECAME AN >T1 BUT !Y W]E MORE = ORNAM5T ?AN PUBLICATION4 
,HE FE>$ !Y MU/ REG>D PR9T+ AS A MAKE%IFT = WRIT+4 ,! RUBRICATOR 
& ! ILLUM9ATOR DI$ H>D] ?AN ! SCRIBE1 & W]E EMPLOY$ 9 ! 
MAK+ ( MANY ( ! OLDE/ BOOKS4 ,! =MS ( LETT]S W]E >BITR>Y1 & 
REMA9 SO UNTIL ! TIME1 :I* HE BELIEV$ WAS NOT F> DI/ANT1 :5 WE W\LD 
SEE 5D TO PR9T+ BOOKS1 & W\LD SPEAK 9TO A BOTTLE OR SOME?+ ( ! 
SORT & SO CONVEY !IR IDEAS4 7,LAU<T]47 ,! FIR/ BOOK EV] PR9T$ WAS ONE 
( ! BE/ 9 PO9T ( WORKMAN%IP4 ,ONE GREAT FAULT 9 E>LY PR9T+ WAS ?AT 
! PR9T]S DID NOT QUITE UND]/& ! CAPACITY ( !IR >T1 BUT FOLL[$ 
! ABBREVIATIONS ( ! SCRIBE TOO CLOSELY1 !IR OBJECT BE+ TO IMITATE ! 
WRIT+ AS MU* AS POSSIBLE4 ,! FIR/ EXAMPLE ( PR9T+ 9 TWO COLORS WAS 
DAT$ #a#d#e#g4 ,HAV+ ) ! AID ( LIMELI<T ILLU/RATIONS TRAC$ ! 
TRANSITION ( LETT]S FROM ! ,GO?IC TO ! ,ROMAN TYPE1 ! LECTUR] SAID IT 
WAS WOND]FUL :AT A BEAUTIFUL ?+ & PLEASANT COMPANION A BOOK MI<T BE 
MADE SIMPLY AS A WORK ( >T1 )\T REG>D TO ! 9=MATION IT CONTA9$4 ,A 
BOOK HAD A T5D5CY BE BEAUTIFUL 9 SPITE ( ALL ! DEGRADATION ?AT PR9T+ 
HAD UND]GONE4 ,HE WAS AW>E ?AT MOD]N BOOKS C\LD NOT LOOK AS F9E AS SOME ( 
! OLD BOOKS UNLESS !Y W]E PREP>$ GREAT EXP5SE1 BUT ! ORD9>Y 
%ILL+ & HALF-CR[N BOOK MI<T BE MADE TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL IF DEC5T PAP] 
WAS US$1 BECAUSE ! BEAUTY ( A BOOK DID NOT DEP5D ALTOGE!R UPON 
ORNAM5TATION4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SPOIL A BOOK BY 9JUDICI\S 
OR EXCESSIVE ORNAM5TATION4 ,A V]Y GREAT IMPROVEM5T HAD BE5 MADE 9 ! 
PR9T+ ( BOOKS 9 ,5GL& 9 ! LA/ #e YE>S4 ,ORD9>Y BOOKS W]E PR9T$ 
9 A TYPE :I* C\LD NOT BE QU>REL$ ) V]Y MU*1 BAT !Y %\LD NOT TRY 
TO MAKE ! PAP] LOOK DE> :5 IT WAS *EAP4 ,! COMMON PAP] US$ = 
NEWSPAP]S WAS (T5 ( BETT] QUALITY ?AN ! HI<LY GLOSS$ PAP] US$ = 
BOOKS4 

,A HE>TY VOTE ( ?ANKS WAS ACCORD$ TO ! LECTUR] AT ! CLOSE4  

,LONDON 

,! TALK WAS NEXT GIV5 ON ,NOVEMB] #bND 9 ! ,NEW 
,GALL]Y 9 ,REG5T ,/1 ,LONDON4  ,?IS TIME IT WAS 5TITL$ ON ! ,PR9T+ ( 
,BOOKS 

,! ,TIMES 

,MR4 ,W4 ,MORRIS DELIV]$ A LECTURE AT ! ,NEW ,GALL]Y ON ,?URSDAY EV5+ 0,ON 
! ,PR9T+ ( ,BOOKS04 ,! LECTURE1 :I* WAS ! FIR/ ( A S]IES ( FIVE TO 
BE GIV5 BY DIFF]5T LECTUR]S UND] ! AUSPICES ( ! ,>TS & ,CRAFTS 
,EXHIBITION ,SOCIETY1 WAS DELIV]$ 9 ! ,NOR? ,GALL]Y1 :I* WAS COMPLETELY 
FILL$ BY AN APPRECIATIVE AUDI5CE4 ,! *AIR WAS TAK5 BY ,MR ,COBD5 
,SAUND]SON4 

,MR4 ,W4 ,MORRIS1 :O WAS RECEIV$ ) *E]S1 DEMON/RAT$ BY MEANS ( LANT]N 
SLIDES ! V>I\S /AGES :I* PR9T+ HAD PASS$ ?R\< FROM ! TIME ( 
ITS 9V5TION UNTIL ! ?IRD DECADE ( ! #a#f? C5TURY4 ,! FIR/ SLIDE 
EXHIBIT$ DEPICT$ A MANUSCRIPT ,BIBLE WRITT5 PROBABLY AB\T ! YE> #a#b#i1 
:I* WAS PRACTICALLY ! =M ( ALL ! SUBSEQU5T BOOKS HE W\LD HAVE TO 
%[N !M4 ,! >T ( PR9T+ ON ITS 9/ITUTION WAS A ,TEUTONIC >T1 HE MI<T 
EV5 SAY A ,G]MAN >T4 ,! FIR/ BOOKS W]E PR9T$ ACTUALLY 9 ,G]MANY AT 
,MA9Z1 ON ! ,RH9E4 ,! ,G]MAN PR9T]S SPREAD !MSELVES ALL ?R\< ,EUROPE 
ADN RECRUIT$ !IR RANKS ) A C]TA9 NUMB] ( ,FR5*M51 :O W]E $UCAT$ 
9 !IR S*OOL1 & TOGE!R !Y W]E1 = ! FIR/ DECADE AT ANY RATE1 ! 
PR9T]S ( ALL ! BOOKS PR9T$ 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! NEXT SLIDE EXHIBIT$ %[$ A 
PAGE FROM ! FIR/ BOOK PR9T$ 9 A BOOK =M ) MOVABLE TYPE4 ,IT WAS A 
,BIBLE PR9T$ BY ,GUT5B]G AT ,MA9Z >\ND #a#d#e#c1 ! YE> ( ! TAK+ ( 
,CON/ANT9OPLE BY ! ,TURKS4 ,!RE WAS ?US A CO9CID5CE 9 ! DATES ( !SE 
TWO EV5TS :I* HAD SO GREAT AN 9FLU5CE ON ! NEW BIR? ( LETT]S :I* 
WAS %ORTLY TO BE MADE MANIFE/ TO ! WORLD4 ,! 9ITIALS ( ! BOOK W]E 
PA9T$ BY H& & NOT PR9T$4 ,! TYPE ( ! BOOKS WAS RA!R /ATELY 9 
=M1 & WAS AFT]W>DS CALL$ MISSAL TYPE BECAUSE MANY MISSALS W]E PR9T$ 
9 IT4 ,IT WAS :AT !Y MI<T CALL FULL-BL[N ,GO?IC4 ,NEXT CAME A PICTURE ( A 
,PSALT] PR9T$ AT ,MA9Z BY ,GUT5B]G 9 #a#d#e#g1 & ?IS WAS FOLLW$ BY ANO!R 
REPRES5T+ A BOOK PR9T$ BY ,GUT5B]G ) ! HELP ( ,S*AEFF]4 ,?IS SLIDE 
%[$ AN 9ITIAL ,B PR9T$ 9 TWO COLORS1 & ! BOOK AF=D$ ! FIR/ 
EXAMPLE ( PR9T+ 9 TWO COLORS4 ,/RANGE TO SAY1 HAV+ SUCCE$$ 9 
PR9T+ AS WELL AS C\LD BE DESIR$ 9 TWO COLORS1 PR9T]S NEV] TRI$ TO DO 
SO AGA91 PROBABLY BECAUSE IT WAS A PROCESS ( GREAT DIFFICULTY4 ,! REMA9+ 
SLIDES ILLU/RAT$ ! TRANSITIONS FROM ,GO?IC TO ,ROMAN TYPE1 ALL ! PECULI> 
*>ACT]I/ICS BE+ PO9T$ \T BY ! LECTUR] AS HE PROCE$$4 ,PAGES W]E 
EXHIBIT$ FROM WORKS PR9T$ BY ,M5TEL91AT ,/RASBURG1 9 #a#d#g#c2 BY ,S*WE9HEIM 
& ,PANN>TZ AT ! MONA/]Y ( ,SABIACO1 NE> ,ROME1 9 #a#d#f#g2 BY ,FRIBURG] 
,CRANTZ & ,G]R+1 AT ,P>IS 9 #a#d#g#a2 BY ,G4 ,ZE9]1 AT ,AUGSB]G 9 #a#d#g#b2 BY 
,J5SON1 AT ,V5ICE1 9 #a#d#g#f2 BY ,U1 ,ZELL1 AT ,COLOGNE2 BY ,S*USSL]1 AT ,AUGSBURG1 
9 #a#d#g#b2 BY ,JEAN DE ,PRES & ,P4 ,G]>D1 AT ,ABBEVILLE1 9 #a#d#h#f2 BY ,G4 ,LEEW1 AT 
,ANTW]P1 9 #a#d#h#f2 BY ,CAXTON1 AT ,WE/M9/]1 9 #a#d#g#g2 & BY ,WYNK9 DE ,WORDE1 
AT ,WE/M9/]1 9 #a#d#i#e2 & BY ,B]TELETTE1 9 ,LONDON1 9 #a#e#c#b4 ,F9ALLY1 ,MR4 
,MORRIS EXHIBIT$ SLIDES REPRES5T+ PAGES FROM 0,! ,GOLD5 ,LEG5D0 & 0,TROY0 
PR9T$ BY HIMSELF AT ,*ISWICK LA/ YE>4 ,9 SUMM+ UP ! PO9TS ( HIS 
LECTURE1 HE SAID ?AT TO PRODUCE GOOD BOOKS AS F> AS ! >TI/IC PO9T ( 
VIEW WAS CONC]N$ !Y MU/ PR9T ON PRETTY GOOD PAP]1 ) GOOD TYPE1 & 
! TYPE MU/ BE PUT ON ! PROP] POSITION ON ! PAGE4 ,?IS LA/ PO9T WAS 
V]Y IMPORTANT1 = :5EV] !Y SAW A BOOK ?AT WAS RI<TLY PUT UPON ! 
PAP]1 EV5 IF ! TYPE WAS BAD & ! PAP] NOT GOOD1 ! BOOK W\LD LOOK 
RA!R PLEASANT ?AN O!RWISE2 :]EAS IF ! BOOK W]E NOT PROP]LY PUT UPON 
! PAP] IT W\LD ALWAYS SEEM ?AT SOME?+ WAS WRONG4 ,:5 !Y HAD PAID 
ATT5TION TO !SE PO9TS !Y W\LD HAVE BOOKS :I* ANYONE C\LD READ ) 
PLEASURE1 & HE ?\<T IT WAS SOME?+ TO FEEL ?AT !Y W]E READ+ A 
LITTLE BIT ?R\< !IR EYES AS WELL AS ?R\< !IR M9D4 7,*E]S47 

,! ,WIGTON ,ADV]TIZ] 

,! BIG ROOM AT ! ,NEW ,GALL]Y1 9 ,LONDON1 WAS FILL$ TO 
OV]FL[+ ! O!R NI<T :5 ,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS DELIV]$ ! FIR/ ( ! 
S]IES ( LECTURES >RANG$ BY ! ,>TS & ,CRAFTS ,EXHIBITION ,SOCIETY4 ,! 
SUBJECT WAS ONE :I* MAY FAIRLY BE DESCRIB$ AS ,MR4 ,MORRIS'S [N -- 0,! 
,PR9T+ ( ,BOOKS40 ,! >T WORK]1 ,SOCIALI/1 & POET /OOD UP ) HIS COAT 
OP5 %[+ HIS BLUE %IRT1 PO9T] 9 H&1 ) HIS LEON9E HEAD ?R[N 9TO 
/RONG RELIEF BY ! OXYHYDROG5 LI<T4 ,%[+ FIR/ ON ! %EET A PAGE ( A 
MANUSCRIPT BOOK1 ! LECTUR] PROCE$$ TO GIVE SPECIM5S ( ! E>LIE/ 
PR9T$ BOOKS1 ?OSE BY ,GUT5B]G 9 #adeg & BY ,%AF]4 ,ONE ( !SE HAD A 
F9E 9ITIAL ,B PR9T$ 9 TWO COLORS1 & PR9T$ ) M>VEL\S ACCURACY2 
BUT1 /RANGE AS IT MAY SEEM1 ! IDES WAS NEV] PROCE$$ )1 & AFT]W>DS 
A BLANK SPACE WAS LEFT = ! RUBRICATOR4 ,?IS TYPE WAS :AT ,MR4 ,MORRIS T]M$ 
0FULL BL[N ,GO?IC40 ,CONT9U+1 ! LECTUR] TRAC$ ! GRADUAL TRANSITION 
FROM ! ,GO?IC TO ! ,ROMAN *>ACT]S1 & %[$ SPECIM5S ( WORK :I* WAS 
NEI!R ONE NOR ! O!R REPRES5T+ ?IS P]IOD4 ,HE PO9T$ \T ?AT ! 
PR9T]S1 :O HAD A LEAN+ T[>DS ,ROMAN TYPE1 BORR[$ L>GELY FROM ! OLD 
MANUSCRIPTS ( ! #a?1 #a#a?1 & #a#b? C5TURIES4 ,! ,C'S1 ! ,H'S1 & ! 
,N'S W]E DI/9CT COPIES FROM MONA/IC WORK4 ,9 #adga ?REE ,G]MANS AT ,P>IS 
PR9T$ SOME BOOKS 9 A *>M+ ,ROMAN TYPE4 ,! EXAMPLE %[N ON ! SCRE5 
WAS FROM ! FIR/ BOOK PR9T$ 9 ,FRANCE4 ,9 #adgb ! FIR/ BOOK PR9T$ 9 
,ROMAN TYPE 9 ,G]MANY WAS PRODUC$ AT ,AUGSBURG4 0,IT WAS10 SAID ,MR4 ,MORRIS1 0A 
GOOD1 USEFUL *>ACT]1 BOLD & MASSIVE1 JU/1 9 FACT1 :AT Y\ W\LD EXPECT 
A ,G]MAN TO TURN \T40 ,! EXAMPLE ( PR9T+ 9 #adg BY A ,FR5*MAN AT ,V5ICE 
WAS1 HE DECL>$1 ! NE PLUS ULTRA ( ,ROMAN TYPE4 ,NO?+ C\LD GET 
BEYOND IT4  

,N[ ! LECTUR] CAME TO \R [N ,CAXTON P]IOD4 ,IT WAS 9 #adgg ?AT 
,CAXTON PR9T$ 0! ,DICTES1 OR ,SAY+S ( ! ,PHILOSOPH]S0 -- ! FIR/ BOOK 
PR9T$ 9 ,5GL&4 ,CANTON'S TYPE %[$ ?AT HE HAD BE5 9FLU5C$ BY ! 
,DUT*4 ,AFT] ,WYNKYN DE ,WORDE1 :O ,MR4 ,MORRIS CONSID]S TO BE ! F9E/ 
PR9T]1 BUT A BLUND]+ $ITOR1 !RE W]E BUT A POOR LOT ( PR9T]S 9 
M$IEVAL TIMES4 ,! GOOD PR9T+1 ( :I* HE HAD %[N EXAMPLES1 WAS 
%ORT-LIV$1 & SOON GAVE PLACE TO WRET*$ PRODUCTIONS2 &1 F9ALLY1 !RE 
CAME ! ]A ( ! *EAP SMALL BOOK4 ,ONE PR9T] CAME 9 = ! LECTUR]'S 
SPECIAL MAL$ICTION1 = IT WAS 9 TRU? ! FA!R ( ! %ILL+ BOOK4 
,BRIEFLY1 SAID BE1 ! GOOD PR9T+ CONSI/$ 9 HAV+ WELLDESIGN$ TYPE 
PR9T$ 9 A PROP] PLACE ON ! PAGE1 & ON GOOD H&MADE PAP] ) GOOD 
9K4 ,IF ?IS WAS DONE1 !N Y\ WILL HAVE A BOOK :I* Y\ CAN READ ) SOME 
DEGREE ( COM=T & A C]TA9 AM\NT ( PLEASURE4 ,Y\ W\LD BE ABLE TO READ 
) Y\R EYE AS WELL AS Y\R M9D4 ,PR9T$ BOOKS1 ,MR4 ,MORRIS CONSID]S1 WILL 
BE OBSOLETE 9 ANO!R #e YE>S1 SO IT BEHOOVES US TO PRODUCE ! BE/ ?+S WE 
CAN BE=E ! >T FADES & DISAPPE>S4  

,*ISWICK 

,! F9AL \T+ = ! LECTURE1 CALL$ EI!R 0,! 
,PR9T+ ( ,BOOKS0 OR 0,! ,>T ( ,PR9T+01 WAS ON ,NOVEMB] #a#h? AT ! 
,*ISWICK ,S*OOL ( ,>TS & ,CRAFTS 9 ,B$=D ,P>K4 

,WE/ ,LONDON ,OBS]V]  

,ON ,SATURDAY EV5+ AN 9T]E/+ LECTURE WAS GIV5 9 ! ,P>I% ,ROOM1 
,B$=D ,P>K1 BY ,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS4 ,!RE WAS A GOOD ATT5DANCE1 & ! *AIR 
WAS OCCUPI$ BY ,MR4 ,YORK ,P[ELL4 ,! LECTUR] DEALT ) PR9T+ AS AN >T1 AS 
:I*1 HE ALLEG$1 IT HAD NOT EXI/$ AFT] ! FIR/ #a YE>S FOLL[+ ITS 
9V5TION4 ,HE M9UTELY EXPLA9$ ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,GO?IC & ,ROMAN TYPES1 
& AFT] CRITICALLY ANALYZ+ ! V>I\S TYPES CONNECT$ ) BO?1 GAVE HIS 
V]DICT 9 FAVOR ( ! ,GO?IC4 ,! LECTURE WAS ILLU/RAT$ BY LIMELI<T 
VIEWS1 & AT ! CLOSE A COLLECTION WAS MADE 9 AID ( ! />V+ M9]S4 

,ACTON ,GAZETTE 

,ON ,SATURDAY EV5+4 AT ! ,*ISWICK ,S*OOL ( ,>TS & ,CRAFTS1 ,MR4 ,WILLIAM 
,MORRIS LECTUR$ ON 0,! ,PR9T+ ( ,BOOKS40 ,A L>GE AUDI5CE HAD BRAV$ ! 
PITILESS FURY ( ! ELEM5TS1 & QUITE FILL$ ! L>GE ROOM ( ! ,>T 
,S*OOL4 

,MR4 ,H4 ,YORKE ,P[ELL PRESID$1 &1 9 HIS PREFATORY REM>KS1 EXPLA9$ 
?AT ! PROCE$S FROM ! SALE ( TICKETS W\LD BE DEVOT$ TO ! RELIEF ( 
! M9]S1 :O1 ?\< ! ACTUAL /RIFE HAD 5D$1 W\LD BY NO MEANS BE FREE 
FROM WANT4  

,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 9 ! C\RSE ( A PURELY TE*NICAL LECTURE1 EXPLA9$ ?AT 
IT WAS HIS 9T5TION TO DEAL ) ! >TI/IC1 & NOT ! HI/ORICAL1 SIDE ( 
PR9T+4 ,%[+ ?AT NOVELTY 9 ! =M ( A PR9T$ LETT] WAS NOT POSSIBLE 
BEYOND A C]TA9 DEGREE1 ,MR4 ,MORRIS PO9T$ \T ?AT PR9T+ WAS 9 NO RESPECT 
A REALLY ESS5TIAL >T4 ,!RE HAD BE5 BOOKS & PR(ESSIONAL BOOK WRIT]S 
C5TURIES BE=E PR9T+ WAS 9V5T$4 ,BOOKS H[EV]1 W]E AN ESS5TIAL TO A 
TOL]ABLE & DEC5T LIFE1 & :]E PR9T+ %[$ ITS GREAT VALUE WAS 9 ! 
MULTIPLY+ ! PACE ( PRODUCTION1 & CONSEQU5TLY ! *EAP5+ ( BOOKS4 
,ALLUD+ TO ! DISCOV]Y ( ! PR9CIPLE ( PR9T+ 9 ! FIFTE5? 
C5TURY1 ,MR4 ,MORRIS SAID ?AT ! 9V5TION ( MOVABLE & ADJU/ABLE TYPE WAS 
COMPLET$ 9 #a#d#e#c1 RIDICUL+ AT ! SAME TIME ! IDEA ?AT TYPE ( ANY 
PRACTICAL VALUE WAS EV] FA%ION$ \T ( WOOD1 AS IT WAS TRADITIONALLY 
REPORT$4 ,AS AN >T1 SAID HE1 PR9T+ WAS V]Y %ORT LIV$1 & DID NOT 
FL\RI% MU* MORE ?AN #a YE>S AFT] ITS 9CEPTION4 ,! LECTUR] NEXT1 ) 
! AID ( P[]FUL LIMELI<T ILLU/RATIONS1 PROCE$$ TO A CRITICAL ANALYSIS 
( ! ,ROMAN & ,GO?IC TYPES1 & AFT] TRAC+ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! >T 
UND] ,G]MAN1 ,FR5*1 & ,ITALIAN CRAFTSM51 /AT$ AT SOME L5G?S ! REASONS 
:I* L$ HIM TO ?9K ! ,GO?IC SUP]IOR1 BO? 9 PO9T ( UTILITY & >T1 
TO ! ,ROMAN4 ,CAXTON'S TYPE ,MR4 ,MORRIS ?\<T V]Y PRETTY1 & IT WAS1 HE 
REM>K$1 DI/+UI%$ = ! 5ORM\S NUMB] ( ITS TI$ LETT]S4  ,!RE HAD 
BE5 A GREAT *ANGE = ! BETT] 9 ! PR9T+ ( BOOKS DUR+ ! LA/ #e 
YE>S4 ,! MO/ /RIK+ EXAMPLE ( RETROGRESSION 9 ! >T WAS ! 
9F]IORITY ( ! PAP] US$1 :I* WAS /EADILY GETT+ WORSE & WORSE4 ,HE 
C\LD QUITE UND]/& :Y NEWSPAP]S & P]IODICALS REQUIR$ = TEMPOR>Y 
USE ONLY %\LD BE PR9T$ ON ! *EAPE/ ( PAP]2 BUT BOOKS1 HE ?\<T1 
%\LD BE PR9T$ ON DEC5T MAT]IALS4 ,! DIFF]5CE 9 PRICE BETWE5 ! 
ORD9>Y PR9T+ PAP] & FAIRI% H&-MADE PAP] WAS NOT SO GREAT1 & WAS 
NOT AT ALL 9 PROPORTION TO ! GREAT IMPROVEM5T ?AT W\LD BE MADE BY ! USE 
( ! LATT] CLASS ( PAP] 9 ! APPE>ANCE ( ! BOOKS4  

,! USUAL VOTE ( ?ANKS CLOS$ ! PROCE$+S4 

,MIDDLESEX ,9DEP5D5T 

,ON ,SATURDAY EV5+ AT ! ,S*OOL ( ,>TS & ,CRAFTS 
,*ISWICK1 A LECTURE WAS DELIV]$ BY ,MR ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS UPON ! 0,>T ( 
,PR9T+4 ! PROCE$S BE+ DEVOT$ TO ! M9]S' RELIEF FUND4 

,MR ,H4,Y4 ,P[ELL1 A DIRECTOR ( ! ,CL>5DON ,PRESS1 OCCUPI$ ! *AIR4  
,DESPITE ! R\<NESS ( ! NI<T1 A L>GE NUMB] ( P]SONS ATT5D$4 

,! LECTUR] AT ! \TLET ( HIS REM>KS /AT$ ?AT PR9T+ WAS BY NO MEANS 
NECESS>Y TO ! MAK+ ( BOOKS1 AS !RE W]E PR(ESSIONAL WRIT]S ( BOOKS 
LONG BE=E ! >T ( PR9T+ WAS 9V5T$4 ,PR9T+ AS AN >T1 HAD A %ORT 
LIFE - AB\T A HUNDR$ YE>S AT ! MO/ -- FROM ! TIME1 :51 9 #a#d#e#c1 ! 
FIR/ BOOK WAS PR9T$ ) MOVABLE TYPE1 TO #a#e#e#c1 :5 >T HAD GOT V]Y L[ 
FROM NEGLECT4 ,REVIEW+ !SE HUNDR$ YE>S HE M5TION$ ! ,GOT5BURG TYPE & 
ASK$ HIS HE>]S NOT TO BELIEVE ?AT ! FIR/ TYPE US$ WAS ( WOOD1 ! V]Y 
FACT ( ! LETT]S LAY+ SO WELL TOGE!R %[$ ?AT ! TYPE MU/ HAVE BE5 
( A H>D] MAT]IAL ?AN WOOD4 ,HE PO9T$ \T H[ ! GO?IC =MS ( ! 
LETT]S AS !Y APPE> 9 ! OLD MANUSCRIPTS W]E MA9TA9$ 9 ALL C\NTRIES 
:]E PR9T+ WAS C>RI$ \T = A LONG P]IOD4 ,IT WAS REM>KABLE ?AT ! 
FIR/ BOOK EV] PR9T$ WAS ONE ( ! BE/ EV] SE51 & ! PRODUCTIONS ( 
,CAXTON & ,W5KYN DE ,WORDE W]E EXCELL5T4 ,HE CONDEMN$ ! USE ( ! ,ROMAN 9 
PLACE ( ! ,GO?IC TYPE 9 PRES5T DAY PR9T+1 ! LATT] W]E MORE 
BEAUTIFUL & EASI] TO DI/+UI%4 ,! ,ROMAN NUM]ICALS W]E V]Y BAD1 & HE 
M5TION$ P>TICUL>LY ?AT ANYONE US+ ,BRAD%AW W\LD HAVE A DIFFICULTY 9 
DI/+UI%+ 0#h0 FROM 0#e0 OR 040 ,) ! DECL9E ( ! >T ( PR9T+ 
,ITALIANS RETURN$ TO ! WRITT5 BOOKS1 ONLY ULTIMATELY TO RECEIVE ! PRESS 
AGA9 9TO ! L&4 ,DUR+ ! LA/ #e YE>S !RE HAD BE5 AN IMPROVEM5T 9 
PR9T+1 BUT ! PAP] ( BOOKS HAD GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE1 & WEE N[ JU/ 
GOOD 5\< TO HOLD TOGE!R4 ,!RE WAS COMP>ATIVELY LITTLE DIFF]5CE BETWE5 
! CO/ ( PR9T+ ON H& MADE PAP] & ON MA*9E MADE PAP]1 & IF ANY 
DESP]ATELY *EAP BOOKS W]E REQUIR$ NEWSPAP] PAP] C\LD BE US$4  

,9 CONCLUD+1 HE REF]R$ TO ! M9+ /RUGGLE1 & SAID ?AT EV5 IF ALL 
DID NOT BELIEVE ! CAUSE ( ! M5 WAS A RI<T ONE1 !Y W\LD AT LEA/ 
ADMIRE ! C\RAGE ) :I* ! M5 HAD /OOD \T = SO MANY MON?S4  

,! LECTURE WAS ILLU/RAT$ ) A NUMB] ( LANT]N SLIDES1 & AT ! CLOSE A 
VOTE ( ?ANKS WAS GIV5 TO ! LECTUR]4   

     
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      ,ON ! ,PR9T+ ( ,BOOKS 
     
     
 ,DELIV]Y 
     
 #b#a/ ,OCTOB] #a#h#i#c1 UND] ! TITLE 0,PR9T$ ,BOOKS1 ,ANCI5T & ,MOD]N01 AT A MEET+ SPONSOR$ BY ! ,MAN*E/] ,TE*NICAL ,9/RUCTION ,COMMITTEE1 9 ! ,LORD ,MAYOR'S ,P>LOR1 ,MAN*E/]4 
  #bND ,NOVEMB] #a#h#i#c1 AT A MEET+ 9 ! ,NOR? ,GALL]Y ( ! ,NEW ,GALL]Y1 #aba ,REG5T ,/REET1 ,LONDON4 ,! MEET+ WAS SPONSOR$ BY ! ,>TS & ,CRAFTS ,EXHIBITION ,SOCIETY4 
  #a#h? ,NOVEMB] #a#h#i#c1 AT A MEET+ SPONSOR$ BY ! ,*ISWICK ,S*OOL ( ,>TS & ,CRAFTS1 9 ! ,P>I% ,ROOMS1 ,B$=D ,P>K4 

  
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  ,MAN*E/] ,C\RI] & ,LANCA%IRE ,G5]AL ,ADV]TIZ]1 ,MONDAY #bc ,OCTOB] #a#h#i#c1  P4#h 
  ,! ,TIMES1 ,MONDAY ,NOVEMB] #f #a#h#i#c1 P4 #d 
   ,WIGTON ,ADV]TIZ]1 ,SATURDAY #aa ,NOVEMB] #a#h#i#c1  P4#g 
  ,WE/ ,LONDON ,OBS]V]1 ,SATURDAY #be ,NOVEMB] #ahic 
  ,ACTON ,GAZETTE1 ,SATURDAY #be ,NOVEMB] #a#h#i#c1 P4 #f 
   ,MIDDLESEX ,9DEP5D5T1 ,W$NESDAY #bb ,NOVEMB] #ahic  
  
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,MORRIS'S NOTES = ?IS TALK >E LO/1 & ALL ?AT IS AVAILABLE >E ! NEWSPAP] REPORTS4 ,LE,MIRE'S ,UNPUBLI%$ ,LECTURES ( ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS LI/S ! ,MAN*E/] LECTURE AS A SEP>ATE TALK1 & DOES NOT 9CLUDE ! ,*ISWICK LECTURE4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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