International Gutenberg Society

International Gutenberg Society, Internationale Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, Société Internationale Gutenberg
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Founded: 1901
Sources: HB 1929, HB 1936

Officers

Council consisting of seventeen members (HB 1929) Conseil composé de quinze membres. (HB 1936) Governing Body: Council consisting of fifteen members.(HB 1938)

Seats

Members in these countries

Individuals and institutions, especially printers, typefounders, publishers and booksellers, students, libraries and museums (HB 1929). Personnes privées et instituts, tout particulièrement imprimeurs, fondeurs de caractères, éditeurs, libraires, étudiants, librairies et musées en: (HB 1936) : Individuals and institutions, especially printers, type-founders, publishers and book-sellers, students, libraries and museums, in: (HB 1938)
Austria (since 1929) , Belgium (since 1936) , Bulgaria (since 1936) , China (since 1936) , Czechoslovakia (since 1929) , Denmark (since 1929) , Estonia (since 1936) , Finland (since 1936) , France (since 1929) , Germany (since 1929) , Hungary (since 1929) , Italy (since 1929) , Japan (since 1936) , Monaco (since 1936) , Netherlands (since 1929) , Norway (since 1929) , Poland (since 1936) , Romania (since 1936) , South America (since 1936) , Spain (since 1936) , Sweden (since 1929) , Switzerland (since 1929) , United Kingdom (since 1929) , United States of America (since 1929) ,

Object

The international Gutenberg Society is a union of individuals, institutes and corporations from all over the world to encourage research regarding the invention of the art of printing and its artistic and technical development to the present day. (HB 1929) La Société internationale Gutenberg est une association de personnes privées, d'instituts et d'organisations du monde entier pour les recherches dans l'invention de la typographie et son développement artistique et technique dès le temps de Gutenberg jusqu'à nos jours. (HB 1936) The International Gutenberg Society is a union of individuals, institutes and corporations from all over the world to encourage research regarding the invention of the art of printing and its artistic and technical development from Gutenberg's time to the present day. (HB 1938)

Finances

Membership subscriptions amounting to 20,000 marks. Annual subscription, 17 marks or equivalent. Annual expenditure, nearly 20,000 marks. (HB 1929) La cotisation annuelle par membre est de 17 RM.; le montant total des cotisations s'élève à 12.000 RM. par an. Subventions et dons des amis de l'imprimerie de différents pays du monde, Dépenses annuelles : 12.000 RM. environ. (HB 1936) Membership subscriptions amounting to 12,000 RM. a year. Furthermore contributions from friends of printing from various countries all over the world. Annual subscription 17 RM or equivalent. Annual expenditure nearly 12,000 RM. (HB 1938)

Publications

(1) The international Gutenberg Year-Book, (2) The "small prints" valuable bibliophile editions on the printed book in all its departments.(3) A series of prominent scholars' publications on the history of printing, entitled "publications" and "Special publications" (HB 1929). Le Gutenberg-Jahrbuch international, édité par A. Ruppel (jusqu'ici dix volumes) ; les «Kleine Drucke», publications bibliophiles concernant le livre imprimé (jusqu'à maintenant nos 1-22) ; un nombre de publications d'experts émi-nents traitant l'histoire de l'art de l'imprimerie, appelées «Veröffentlichungen» depuis 1902 (jusqu'ici I-XXIII) et les «Sonderveröffentlichungen» (publications spéciales) depuis 1922 (jusqu'ici I). (HB 1936)

Activities

Conferences of the Council. Support of the Gutenberg Museum. (HB 1929) Séances du Conseil administratif. Assemblée chaque année au Palais électoral à Mayence, le dimanche le plus près du jour de la Saint-Jean (24 juin). Soutien du Musée Gutenberg. (HB 1936) Conferences of the Council. Annual General Meeting on the Sunday nearest to St. Joan's Day (June 24th) held in the Electoral Palace at Mayence. Support of the Gutenberg Museum. Publications of the Gutenberg Society as follows; (1) The International Gutenberg Year-Book, edited by A. Ruppel (till now 12 volumes). (2) The "small prints" bibliophile editions on the printed book in all its departments (till now Nos. 1-26). (3) A series of prominent scholars' publications on the history of printing, entitled Publications (since 1902 Nos. I-XXIII) and Special Publications (since 1922 No. 1) (HB 1938)

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