• Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
  • Limited edition 1925 Clarendon Press Specimens of Books Printed at Oxford with the Types Given to the University by John Fell, Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, Vice-Chancellor, showcasing 17th-century typography, Oxford University Press history, rare typographical specimens, classical editions, theological publications, archival scholarly work, early modern printing, ecclesiastical and academic legacy, collectible rare book, precision in printing, John Fell typographical influence.
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John Fell - Specimens of Books printed at Oxford with the Types given to the University - 1925 (Limited to 550)

John Fell - Specimens of Books printed at Oxford with the Types given to the University - 1925 (Limited to 550)

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Title

Specimens of Books printed at Oxford with the Types given to the University

Author

John Fell

Year

1925

Publisher

Clarendon Press, Oxford 

Description

A landmark typographical work, presenting the types donated by John Fell (1625–1686), Bishop of Oxford, Dean of Christ Church, and Vice-Chancellor, whose influence on Oxford University and its press was unparalleled. Fell, a disciplinarian, administrator, and scholar, restored order to post-Commonwealth Oxford, rebuilt quads, enforced academic and ecclesiastical rigor, and transformed the University Press into a centre of precision and scholarship. This book showcases the typographic specimens that underpinned his vision of excellence, reflecting both the intellectual and material culture of 17th-century Oxford. Fell personally oversaw publications ranging from Bibles and classical editions to theological treatises, insisting on exacting standards, often intervening directly in the press.

The 1925 Clarendon Press edition, limited to 550 copies, is at once an archival record and a celebration of Fell’s enduring legacy: the intersection of scholarship, clerical authority, and typographical innovation. This copy embodies the history of Oxford’s press, the institutional ambition of Fell, and the artistry of early modern typography - a rare and compelling link to one of England’s most influential ecclesiastical and academic figures.

xii, 127 pp.

Condition

Some wear to covers with rubbing to extremities; bookplate of the Royal College of Art; first two leaves slightly strained, with page xi marginally detached at bottom; select pages moderately roughly cut.
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