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 […]
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Lecture on type-founding
April 2, 2015
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 […]
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