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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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| Renowned in popular British parlance as the "Street of Shame", Fleet Street began its association with publishing in 1500 when Wynkyn de Worde built London's first printing press next to Saint Bride's, still known as the "journalists' church". Renowned in popular British parlance as the "Street of Shame", Fleet Street began its association with publishing in 1500 when Wynkyn de Worde built London's first printing press next to Saint Bride's, still known as the "journalists' church". The list of great rarities includes the best-preserved 11th Century service book produced in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest; the manuscript of the works of Lawrence, prior of Durham from 1149-54; one of only four surviving copies of a book by William Caxton; a unique copy of Thomas More's first assault on Martin Luther; and four items from the workshop of the aptlynamed printer Wynkyn de Worde. |
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