Curators on Camera: The first major book printed in Britain
Channel: British Library
Date: 2019-04-24

‘It represents the moment when printing with movable type finally arrived in Britain.’

Curator Adrian Edwards shares the Flemish link behind William Caxton's first printing of The Canterbury Tales and why this book is so significant in the history of writing. Find out more about the first major book printed in Britain on our History of Writing website: https://www.bl.uk/history-of-writing/articles/william-caxtons-first-printing-of-the-canterbury-tales

This first printed edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is on display in our Writing: Making Your Mark exhibition which explores the evolution of writing from hieroglyphs to emojis. Book tickets: https://www.bl.uk/writing

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