typothetae

(taɪˈpɒθɪˌtiː; ˌtaɪpəˈθiːtiː)

pl n

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) US printers collectively; used in the names of organized associations, as of master printers

[C19: New Latin: typesetters, from Greek tupos type + thetēs one who places, from tithenai to place]

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typothetae

printers, especially master printers, usually found in the names of associations of printers.

See also: Printing

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References in periodicals archive ?

Rose of the Canadian Copyright Association led this lobby and was joined by the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, the Toronto Typothetae (employing printers), and the Canadian branch of the International Typographical Union.

Authors and publishers on the offensive: the Canadian copyright act of 1921 and the publishing industry 1920-1930

Murdock was first president of the local branch of Typothetae, a national printing organization established in 1887.

A glance at the first century of California printing

In one claw, the eagle holds a composing stick; in the other, a 'visorum.' This signifies the 'typothetae' or compositors.

Cultures of print: materiality, memory, and the rituals of transmission

(1926), The History of the United Typothetae of America (Chicago: University of Chicago Press).

Professional dominance: The relationship between financial accounting and managerial accounting, 1926-1986

United Typothetae of America, forerunner of today's Printing Industries of America (PIA), Alexandria, Virginia, established the industry's trade customs in 1922 based on the accumulated experience and practices of more than 100 years of printing.

Negotiating a printing contract

It turned publicly embarrassing when Wallace Sutherland of the Toronto Typothetae read a telegram of support for licensing from William Cope, the printing superintendent at the Methodist House.

Authors and publishers on the offensive: the Canadian copyright act of 1921 and the publishing industry 1920-1930