Peter Rutledge Koch, also known simply as Peter Koch (born 1943)[1] is an American letterpress master printer,[2] artists' book maker and publisher, typographer, educator, author and book designer.
[6] Koch has extensive knowledge on typography, paper making, printmaking, bookbinding, and the design of books.
[7] In 2005, Koch and his wife, Susan Filter, founded the Codex Foundation, to preserve and promote the art of the book.
[16] The Cecil H. Green Library at Stanford University hosted the exhibition Peter Koch Printer: A Forty-year Retrospective (2017).
[8] A three-volume catalogue raisoneé, Peter Koch Printer a Descriptive Bibliography, was published by Stanford University Libraries[17] to accompany Koch’s 45-year retrospective at Stanford University Libraries (2017) and at the Grolier Club (2019).