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OFFICINA typographica KVISGAARDENSIS was established in 1980 as a non-commercial private printing office and museum by Bent Kvisgaard (born 1946). Bent qualified as a typographer in 1968 followed by qualification as a master printer 1972.

Having worked at newspapers, publishers, advertising agencies and printing offices – and has seen the changes in metods of production from lead type letterpress to offset and digital communication.

The following printing machines are used at KVISGAARDENSIS: an Eickhoff-proofing press from 1955, a Korrex Nürnberg press from 1970, a tabletop proofing press, and four hand platens from the period 1890—about 1980.

A comprehensive collection of lead type and a range of wooden letters keeps the fascination & pleasure of type, typography, typesetting and letterpress printing alive today.