单词 | the company of stationers |
释义 | > as lemmasthe Company of Stationers the Company of Stationers (more fully the Worshipful Company of Stationers): one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, originally comprising booksellers, printers, bookbinders, and dealers in writing materials, and now also encompassing those working in newspaper production, broadcasting, and digital media.An earlier guild of stationers is said to have been established in London in 1403 (cf. quot. 1529 at sense 1a). The guild received a Royal Charter in 1557, granting it a monopoly in printing, and the responsibility to check and register all books produced in England. It became a Livery Company in 1560. In 1937, the Company of Stationers was amalgamated with the Company of Newspaper Makers and is now formally known as the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > association of employers or employees > [noun] > livery company > specific the Company of Stationers1709 ?1559 Queen Elizabeth I Iniunctions sig. D.iv The wardens and company of Stacyoners. 1637 Decree Starre-Chamber conc. Printing vii. sig. C4 Any Copy, book or books,..which the..Company of Stationers..haue the right..soly to print. 1709 Act 8 Anne c. 21 §2 Before such Publication be entred in the Register Book of the Company of Stationers. 1835 Congregational Mag. Oct. 65/2 Here is a most liberal and useful Evangelical Almanack, published by the Worshipful Company of Stationers. 1906 E. G. Duff Printers, Stationers, & Bookbinders Westm. & London i. 1 In 1664..the Company of Stationers and the King were quarrelling over..which..should have the most power in matters pertaining to printing. 2010 Metro (Scotl. ed.) (Nexis) 18 Mar. 53 ‘The internet can be a weapon in fighting poverty,’ she told the Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. < as lemmas |
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