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		<title>Overseas to the Oxford Book Fair in November</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Oxford Fine Press Book Fair on November 3 and 4, 2007 in Oxford, UK is the largest international show of fine presses and their work. Of course the Petrarch Press will be there (we may need to stow away on the next boat out, but we will be there). Every two years, the UK [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oak Knoll Fest in the Fall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once again the Petrarch Press will be traveling to the East Coast for Oak Knoll Fest XIV on October 6th and 7th, 2007. This is our third year and we are pleased to be gaining a following. We will be showcasing our newest publication, The Gospel According to Philip, both in handmade paper and parchment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petrarch &#038; Philip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Latest Fine-Press Publications


Thoughts from theLetters of Petrarch


The GospelAccording to Philip








Selections from the great Italian poet&#8217;s letters. Hand printed in three editions: On mouldmade paper, on handmade paper, and on sheepskin parchment.


A controversial early Gnostic text with modern relevance. Hand printed in two editions: On handmade paper and on sheepskin parchment.




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		<title>Why We Do It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HAVE YOU EVER marveled at the beauty of an Austin Healey, or appreciated the craftsmanship of an antique roll top desk and thought, &#8220;They just don&#8217;t make things like that any more&#8221;? Have you ever found a beautiful old book in your grandfather&#8217;s study, or discovered a gem in the rare book collection at your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Bishop&#8217;s Petrarch Press (1985-1996)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Petrarch Press was founded in California’s Sierra foothills in 1985 by Peter Bishop with the aim to publish important world literature in fine, hand-printed editions. Starting out “with Lewis Allen’s Printing with the Handpress in one hand and a composing stick in the other”, and inspired by the work of Joseph Blumenthal and Giovanni [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revival of the Petrarch Press (2002-Present)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE PETRARCH PRESS in Oregon House, California is a revival and expansion of the late Peter Bishop&#8217;s own Petrarch Press, which produced a series of special, hand-printed, limited editions both in Northern California and in New York City from 1985 through 1996. The Petrarch Press now builds on the rich history of 110 years of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.petrarchpress.com/revival-2002/</link>
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		<title>Memberships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Petrarch Press is a member of:

The Fine Press Book Association
The Typophiles
The American Printing History Association
The Book Club of California

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		<title>CODEX: An Inaugural Success in February</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IN FEBRUARY 2007 THE ENTIRE Petrarch Press team traveled to the sunny campus of the University of California, Berkeley, to attend the first CODEX Book Fair &#38; Symposium, the inaugural event of the new CODEX Foundation. Fine press printer Peter Koch forged an impressive coalition of presses, artists, craftsmen, curators, and bibliophiles to form the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petrarch Press to Attend New Book Fair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ON FEBRUARY 13-16, 2007, in Berkeley, California, the Petrarch Press will be joining 200 presses and bookmakers from around the globe to display our fine press books at a new book fair, The CODEX Book Fair &#38; Symposium. Two years ago fine press printer, Peter Koch started The CODEX Foundation, with an aim to “preserve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gospel According to Philip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Gospel According to Philip, like the more well-known Gospel According to Thomas, forms part of the extensive Nag Hammadi Library, a group of papyrus codices discovered in 1945 outside the Egyptian village of Nag Hammadi, near Abydos and Luxor. Written in Coptic and dating from the first half of the fourth century, The Gospel [...]]]></description>
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