Stationers' Company

Stationers' Company
a company or guild of the city of London composed of booksellers, printers, dealers in writing materials, etc., incorporated in 1557.

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  • Stationers' Company — (engl., spr. ßtēsch nörs kömmpĕnĭ), »Buchhändlergilde«, eine seit 1403 in London bestehende, seit 1557 mit Korporationsrechten und wichtigen Privilegien ausgestattete Vereinigung der stationarii, d. h. der Personen, welche die Herstellung und den …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Stationers' Company —    The ordinances of the mistery of Scriveners and lymenours were submitted to the Mayor and Aldermen in 1403 and approved (Cal. L. Bk. I. p.26).    First mentioned in 1417 as the Mistery of Scriveners, Limners and Stacioners (Cal. L. Bk. 1.… …   Dictionary of London

  • stationers' company — A body formed in 1557 in London of 97 London stationers and their successors, to whom was entrusted, in the first instance, and, under Orders in Council, the censorship of the press …   Black's law dictionary

  • Stationers' Company — /ˈsteɪʃənəz kʌmpəni/ (say stayshuhnuhz kumpuhnee) noun a company or guild of the City of London, incorporated in 1556, comprising booksellers, printers, bookbinders, and dealers in writing materials, etc …  

  • Stationers' Company — a company or guild of the city of London composed of booksellers, printers, dealers in writing materials, etc., incorporated in 1557 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stationers' Hall — Stationers Hall, s. Stationers Company …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Stationers' Register — The Stationers Register was a record book maintained by the Stationers Company of London. The company is a trade guild given a royal charter in 1557 to regulate the various professions associated with the publishing industry, including printers,… …   Wikipedia

  • Stationers' School —    On the north side of Fleet Street between Bolt Court east and St. Dunstan s Court west, in Farringdon Ward Without (O.S. 1875 80, and Bacon, 1912).    Erected in Bolt Court by the Stationers Company out of their charitable funds in 1858 61 …   Dictionary of London

  • stationers' hall — In old English law, the hall of the stationers company, at which every person claiming copyright in a book must register his title, in order to be able to bring actions against persons infringing it …   Black's law dictionary

  • Stationers' Hall — noun The hall in London of the Company of Stationers, who until the passing of the Copyright Act in 1842 enjoyed absolute control over printing and publishing • • • Main Entry: ↑stationer …   Useful english dictionary

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