Bulaq Press

[2][3] The Amiri Press had a profound effect on Egyptian literature and intellectual life in the country and in the greater region, as scientific works in European languages were translated into Arabic.

[10] In the Tanzimat period (1839–1876), the Bulaq Press helped circulate the "unprecedented" volume of Islamic literature that was being translated into Ottoman Turkish.

It served as the primary inspiration for the Amiri font, a 2011 naskh script designed by Dr. Khaled Hosny for typesetting body text.

[18] On August 13, 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser passed Law 312 of 1956 ordering the establishment of the Amiria Press Authority under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Trade & Industry.

The Amiria Press Authority officially began operations at its new location on July 28, 1973 during the Sadat administration under Ibrahim Salem Muhammadin, Minister of Trade and Industry at the time.

The Amiri Press building in Bulaq.
The Amiria Press Authority building in Imbaba in 2011.
A lithography stamp at the Bulaq Press.
Wooden letter blocks used at the Bulaq Press in 1820.
This envelope printing machine was one of the machine presses at the Bulaq Press. It was renovated during the reign of Khedive Ismail . Purchased in 1869, the British-made printer was used to print all kinds of envelopes. It is now in the Library of Alexandria .