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Caxton, William

Record IDcni00036072
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00036072
Gendermale
Biographical Data1422 - 1491
Place of BirthKent
Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Printer in Bruges (1473?-1476) and then in Westminster (1476-1491)
His Westminster printing material and premises passed to his former assistant Wynkyn de Worde (1492)
Caxton was also an author and translator of material for his press
The Cronicles of England (usque ad coronationem Eduardi IV regis); Englischer Pionier des Buchdrucks

More Information

Further Biographical Data1422-1491. abweichendes Geburtsjahr 1420
Dates of Activity14..-1492
ActivityMercer and printer in Bruges
Printer and bookseller in Bruges and Westminster
Personen zu Buchwissenschaft, Buchhandel (2.2p) (sswd)
Buchdrucker (gnd)
Verleger (gnd)
Übersetzer (gnd)
Geographic NoteGroßbritannien
GB (iso3166)
Sign, Mark, Device etc.Mark of William Caxton, with his initials. Passed to Wynkyn de Worde in 1491. – Printer's Device [McKerrow Device No. 1] Image; Image; Description
Online ResourceMcKerrow
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Online ResourceWatermarks in Incunabula printed in the Low Countries
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Place of Activity

Place of BirthKent
Geburtsort
Place of ActivityBruges (1473 - 1476)
Westminster (1476 - 1491)
London
Wirkungsort

Related Entries

See alsoCaxton, William
Personal name record

Names

HeadingCaxton, William
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; Watermarks in the Low Countries
Variant NameCaxton, Guillaume
Caxton-Belloc
W. C.
William, Caxton
Caxton, Wilh.
Caxtone, William

Sources

Found inMcKerrow. — STC. — WILC. — LMA,II,1596/97. — M. — M. — Rep.Font. III,210. — LMA,II,1596/97. — Rep.Font. III,210
depiction of ...
Porträt William Caxton
[This image from the German Museum of Books and Writing collection "Portraits of printers, editors, book dealers and book binders" is freely available under CC0 1.0]

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Porträt William Caxton
[This image from the German Museum of Books and Writing collection "Portraits of printers, editors, book dealers and book binders" is freely available under CC0 1.0]
image of Caxton, William
Porträt William Caxton
[This image from the German Museum of Books and Writing collection "Portraits of printers, editors, book dealers and book binders" is freely available under CC0 1.0]

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