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The Wynkyn de Worde Society
www.wynkyndeworde.co.uk
Luncheon Reception at Stationers’ Hall
Printing: Sunrise or Sunset?
May 2015
Luncheon Reception at Stationers’ Hall
January 2015
The Wynkyn de Worde Society
The society was founded in 1957, taking its name from
William Caxton's journeyman, Wynkyn de Worde. This was particularly
appropriate as, after Caxton's death, de Worde had been the first
printer to set up his shop in Fleet Street, which was for centuries
perhaps the world's most famous centre of printing.
Its members provide the Society with a wide spectrum of people dedicated
to excellence in all aspects of printing and the various stages of its
creation, production, and dissemination. Since its foundation the
Society has looked beyond the ever-changing techniques of the world of
printing to the proliferating spheres of communication. This it has done
chiefly through its main activity, four luncheons a year, which are
followed by a talk given by an invited speaker. At these meetings,
members and guests may question the speaker and comment on the address
or use the occasion to discuss matters of mutual interest. The Society
prides itself on the relaxed atmosphere of these occasions and the
welcome afforded to its guests.
The Society has printed some of the papers presented at its meetings as
well as books and ephemera which have become much sought after. The
Society's Charitable Trust funds bursaries and seminars to assist in the
education of future generations which will be involved in printing and
related activities.