The British Printing Society held its annual convention for 2015 in Montrose in April: Tim Honnor, one of SPrAT’s trustees, was one of the organisers. The Trust’s secretary, Helen Williams, attended the exhibition on Saturday 11 April with a supply of Trust publications for sale. The ‘Rules for compositors’ poster was particularly popular and there […]
Archives for April 2015
Lecture on type-founding
The 2015 Justin Howes memorial lecture will be held on Tuesday 28 April 2015 at 7pm in the Bridewell Hall in St brides. This year’s speaker is Stan Nelson, a printing historian and practical typefounder. The lecture is entitled A surprising diversity: the typefounder’s hand-mould through 400 years. More details and the link to book […]