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NPM Lecture - Mary Crooke (a woman in printing during 17th century)

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  • 09-05-2010 4:59pm
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    National Print Museum Lecture Series 2010

    ‘Mary Crooke: rara avis’
    By Carol Maddock

    Mary Crooke was unique as a woman working at a very high level in Dublin’s nascent print trade, operating as effective King’s Printer in Ireland from 1670-85. However, this lucrative patent was officially held in the name of her brother, Benjamin Tooke, a high profile London publisher and bookseller, and this fact has obscured the true volume of her print output, and has led to her underestimation in the annals of Dublin’s early print history until quite recently. This talk will celebrate the career of Mary Crooke, an intriguing figure in late seventeenth century Dublin.

    Carol Maddock worked for some years in Dublin’s print trade, before completing a Masters in Library and Information Studies at UCD in 2008, where her thesis focused on Mary Crooke. In 2009, she was awarded the John Dean Medal and the Wilson Foundation Award (MLIS) by UCD. She currently works in the Ephemera Department of the National Library of Ireland.

    7.30pm, Thursday 13th May 2010
    Free admission, all welcome.

    National Print Museum
    Beggars Bush Barracks
    Haddington Rd
    Dublin 4
    Tel: 01 6603770
    Email: npmuseum@iol.ie
    Web: www.nationalprintmuseum.ie


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