HarperCollins have launched a website celebrating 200 years of the business. The illustrated website includes sections on its printing history in Scotland (William Collins of Glasgow and Thomas Nelsons of Edinburgh) as well as the printing history of Harpers in New York. Explore the website at: 200 years of HarperCollins publishers.
Letterpress course in Dundee
May 20, 2018
A letterpress workshop will be held in the Print Studio at Dundee Contemporary Arts on Saturday 26 May 2018, 10am-6pm. Led by John Easson of Quarto Press, this is an opportunity to learn the basics of letterpress printing using authentic period presses with type, wood-letter and illustration blocks. For full details, and how to book […]
Call for contributions
May 18, 2018
A book entitled Printing colour 1700–1830: histories, techniques, functions and reception is being planned as a follow-up to the conference of the same name held in April 2018. Submissions are sought from scholars, curators and practitioners — anyone who cares for colour-printed material, seeks to understand how it is produced and used, of engages with […]
St Bride Wayzgoose 2018
May 10, 2018
St Bride Foundation is holding its annual fundraising event on Sunday 20 May 2018, 10am-4pm. Buy and sell equipment, type, ornaments, books, prints, stationary and meet fellow printers. All proceeds go to St Bride Library. For more details see the St Bride website.
St Bride’s opening in May
May 1, 2018
St Bride’s Library will be open on Wednesday 2 May and Wednesday 16 May 12 noon – 8pm. The library is open on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Please email in advance (library@sbf.org.uk) to let the library know that you intend to visit as space in the Reading Room is limited. There […]
Conference in Birmingham
April 15, 2018
Registration is open for a conference at the Centre for Printing History and Culture at Birmingham City University. Script, print, and letterforms in global contexts: the visual and the material will be held on Thursday 28 June and Friday 29 June, and more details of speakers etc, and booking details can be found on the […]
Print Futures Awards 2018
April 1, 2018
The application process is open for Print Futures Awards 2018. The grants are open to UK residents aged between 18 and 30, to help pay for recognised UK training courses or develop workplace skills. The applications are open until midnight on 29 April 2018, and more details can be found on the Printing Charity’s website.
Display on the history of the Scotsman
March 19, 2018
There is a display following the history of the Scotsman at the National Library of Scotland’s George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh. From 18 January to Sunday 8 April 2018 the library’s treasures display on The Scotsman: 200 years of a Scottish newspaper will tell the story of The Scotsman. It will show how the […]
St Bride’s Library opening
March 12, 2018
St Bride’s Library is next open on Wednesday 21 March 12 noon – 8pm. The library is open on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Please email in advance (library@sbf.org.uk) to let the library know that you intend to visit as space in the Reading Room is limited. There is no charge for […]
Printing Historical Society Grants
March 10, 2018
The Printing Historical Society operates a programme of awards for research on topics relating to the history of printing and for publishable reports on archives relating to the history of printing. Grants are limited to supporting historical research in printing technology, the printing and related industries, printed materials and artefacts, type and typefounding, print culture, […]
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