Trinity Closet Press Collection

Collection

Identifier: EPH 5039

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of publications and printings created by The Closet Press at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The Trinity Closet Press was a hand press run by members of the Library's Department of Early Printed Books. It was founded in 1973 by Mary M. Pollard as a teaching tool to give students and staff first-hand experience of book production methods in the hand-press period. The Press was housed in the basement of the Printing House at Trinity College and ceased operations in 1995. Materials include pamphlets and broadsides.

Dates

Creation: 1973-1987, 1991-1995

Creator

Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). The Closet Press (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection materials in English, Irish, Spanish, French, and Latin.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.