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Theodore Low De Vinne
Theodore Low De Vinne , 1828–1914, American printer, b. Stamford, Conn. He learned his trade in the office of the Newburgh (N.Y.) Gazette and in 1848 entered the shop of Francis Hart in New York City. In 1858 he was made a junior partner, and after Hart's death in 1877 De Vinne became owner of the business. It continued as Theo. L. De Vinne & Company until 1908, when it was incorporated as the De Vinne Press. De Vinne became the best-known American printer of his day and did much by his writings and by his example of workmanship to advance the cause of good printing. He printed the Century Magazine and the Century Dictionary, both of them considered fine specimens of the art in that period. He also printed many of the Grolier Club books. He was a close student of types and did much to make American printers type conscious. De Vinne helped to bring reproduction and illustration processes to new standards of excellence. His numerous books include The Invention of Printing (1876), The Practice of Typography (4 vol., 1900–1904), and Notable Printers of Italy during the Fifteenth Century (1910). |
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"Theodore Low De Vinne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Theodore Low De Vinne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DeVinne.html "Theodore Low De Vinne." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DeVinne.html |
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De Vinne, Theodore Low
De Vinne, Theodore Low (1828–1914), advanced the art of printing in the U.S. by the high quality of workmanship at his New York press and by his writings, which include The Invention of Printing (1876), Historic Printing Types (1886), The Practice of Typography (1900–1904), and Notable Printers of Italy During the Fifteenth Century (1910).
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "De Vinne, Theodore Low." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "De Vinne, Theodore Low." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-DeVinneTheodoreLow.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "De Vinne, Theodore Low." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-DeVinneTheodoreLow.html |
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