▁is ▁that ▁for ▁various ▁reasons ▁– ▁namely ▁quality ▁– ▁production ▁quantity ▁is ▁often ▁limited . ▁University ▁press es ▁are ▁typically ▁more ▁autom ated . ▁A ▁distingu ishing ▁quality ▁of ▁private ▁press es ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁enjoy ▁sole ▁dis cret ion ▁over ▁literary , ▁scientific , ▁art istic , ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁mer its . ▁C riteria ▁for ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁press es ▁vary . ▁From ▁an ▁a est h etic ▁perspective , ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁and ▁public ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁art is ans ' ▁works ▁from ▁private ▁press es ▁is ▁somewhat ▁analog ous ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁l uth iers ' ▁works ▁of ▁fine ▁string ▁instruments ▁and ▁b ows . ▁ ▁Et ym ological ▁perspective ▁ ▁The ▁private ▁press ▁movement , ▁and ▁its ▁ren owned ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁– ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁larger ▁world ▁of ▁book ▁arts ▁in ▁Western ▁civil ization ▁– ▁is ▁narrow ▁and ▁recent . ▁From ▁one ▁perspective , ▁collections ▁rel ating ▁to ▁book ▁arts ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁before ▁the ▁High ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁As ▁an ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁scope ▁and ▁influence , ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁exhibition ▁at ▁Catholic ▁University ▁of ▁America , ▁" The ▁Mon astic ▁Im print ," ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁book ▁arts ▁and ▁text ual ▁scholar ship ▁from ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁displaying ▁hundreds ▁of ▁diplom as , ▁manuscript ▁cod ices , ▁inc un ab ula , ▁printed ▁volumes , ▁and ▁call ig raph ic ▁and ▁private ▁press ▁e ph em era .