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Worde, Wynkyn de

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Worde, Wynkyn de (died c. 1535)

French-born English printer. Sometime before 1476, he moved to England from Alsace-Lorraine and became an assistant to the printer William Caxton. After Caxton's death in 1491, he took over the business and introduced a number of improvements, especially in typecutting. He was also the first English printer to use italic type. During his career, he printed a total of over 800 books.

Wynkyn de Worde was naturalized in 1496. His work could at times be distinguished by great elegance and neatness, but was often marred by carelessness.



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