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Thursday, 21 November 2013

The ghosts of Stationers' Hall

In 1403 an enterprising group of booksellers (known as
the Stationers' Company) was granted a Royal Charter by King Henry IV. The charter gave the company the right to print and sell books, and to appoint a Master of the Company. The company was granted a monopoly on the printing of books in England, and the right to appoint the Master.

The Master