Privileged presses

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In the

Authorised Version of the Bible in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
. The Cambridge University Press charter from 1534 gives it the right to print "all manner of books", and Oxford University Press received a similar right when it was chartered in 1636. In addition both presses, by virtue of a separate set of letters patent, hold the explicit right to print the Authorised Version.

References

  • Oxford University Press Archive
  • Sutcliffe, P. H., 1978. The Oxford University Press: An Informal History. Oxford University Press.
  • Cross, F. L., ed., 1974. Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church: "Privileged press". Oxford University Press. .