An exhibition showing how Scottish magazine publishing has developed since the early 1900s is now open at Edinburgh Napier University’s Merchiston Campus. It looks at the origins of the industry back to the 1700s but the main focus is magazine publishing in Scotland in the twentieth century, and shows the history of the magazines and […]
Archives for June 2013
Bicentenary of the Columbian Press
June 22, 2013
The Columbian Press was invented in 1813 by George Clymer, though it ultimately proved more popular in the United Kingdom. You can read more about its typical appearance and decoration and of how it operates. The restored Grand Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh has an example built in 1865 by the […]
Exhibitions at the Botanics
June 21, 2013
An exhibition of book covers, Leafing through Natural Scotland, is at the Gateway Gallery at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh until 21 July 2013. It is curated by Publishing Scotland, and forms part of the celebrations of the Year of Natural Scotland. This weekend is also the last chance to see Nature Printed: Examples of […]
Stone Lithography Course
June 14, 2013
Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery is running a course on stone lithography as part of their Summer School 2013. It explores the techniques of creating images and printing using the original method of printing that ultimately gave rise to the modern offset litho process. For more details see the Edinburgh Printmakers website
Online exhibition celebrating Scottish magazine publishing
June 5, 2013
Publishers from across Scotland came together on May 30 to celebrate a century of magazine publishing at a Chairman’s Reception for the Professional Publishers’ Association Scotland held at National Museums Scotland. The 100 Years of Scottish Magazine Publishing exhibition is a snapshot of the industry’s work dating as far back as the 1700s. The exhibition will […]
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