Strawberry Hill Press

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Strawberry Hill Press was an 18th-century private printing press established by Horace Walpole at Strawberry Hill, notable for producing finely printed works of art history, literature, and antiquarian interest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century establishment
printing press
private press
associatedWith Gothic Revival
Strawberry Hill House
country Kingdom of Great Britain
era 18th century
foundedBy Horace Walpole
founder Horace Walpole
hasNotableWork Anecdotes of Painting in England
Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland
The Castle of Otranto
historicalSignificance one of the earliest modern private presses
inception 1757
influenced later private press movement
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn England
Middlesex, England
surface form: Middlesex

Strawberry Hill House
Twickenham
materialUsed carefully designed typefaces
fine paper
notableFor antiquarian publications
art history publications
fine printing
literary publications
operatedBy Horace Walpole
owner Horace Walpole
printingTechnique letterpress printing
publishingGenre antiquarian scholarship
art history
literary fiction
status defunct

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Anecdotes of Painting in England associatedWith Strawberry Hill Press
Strawberry Hill House associatedWith Strawberry Hill Press