The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Oxford University Press (Print Shop)

Sheldonian Theatre (Building (non-institution)), Oxford University (Institution), Oxford (Settlement), Oxfordshire (County [UK]), England


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Description of institution: The university press was consolidated as a legal entity by Archbishop William Laud in the 1630s, but it was not fully established until John Fell installed printing presses in the cellars of the Sheldonian Theatre in 1668. People associated with this location: Fell, John (1625-1686) - Founder or Creator of
Laud, William (1573-1645) - Founder or Creator of