Stanbrook Abbey. Press
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Stanbrook Abbey is a cloistered order of Benedictine nuns founded in the 17th century. The order relocated to England following the upheavals of the French Revolution. In 1876 the Abbey began its printing operations, in part to restore the library's contents and enrich the spiritual and intellectual life of the nuns, but also to help supply other English Benedictine communities. In the 20th century, and in particular under the guidance of Dame Hildelith Cumming, printer for the Abbey from 1956-1991, the Abbey developed a reputation as a particularly fine private press. The press ceased operation around the same time as Dame Hildelith's death in 1991.
From the description of Stanbrook Abbey Press ephemera 1959-1983 (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 745010751
English private press.
The Press was founded in 1876 by Fr. Laurence Shepherd at Stanbrook Abbey, a house for Benedictine nuns. It supplied the printing needs of the English Benedictine Congregation and was assisted by figures in the English Private Press Movement. In 1955 the press was revived under the direction of Dame Hildelith Cumming.
From the description of Stanbrook Abbey Press Collection, [195-]-[1988]. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 35985452
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Cumming, Hildelith. The Stuart B. and Caroline F. Schimmel collection, 1962-1989. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
referencedIn | Hayes, James. [Stanbrook Abbey Press ephemera from the collection of James Hayes], [1953-1970]. | Newberry Library | |
referencedIn | Miscellaneous European calligraphy, 1591-1977. | Houghton Library | |
creatorOf | Stanbrook Abbey. Press. Collection, 1959-1963. | University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library | |
creatorOf | Stanbrook Abbey. Press. Stanbrook Abbey Press Collection, [195-]-[1988]. | Boston College. John J. Burns Library | |
creatorOf | Stanbrook Abbey. Press. Stanbrook Abbey Press ephemera 1959-1983 | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens |
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associatedWith | Cumming, Hildelith. |
associatedWith | Hayes, James. |
associatedWith | McNiff, Philip J. |
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