It has been announced that the Museum on the Mound in Edinburgh is to close at the end of 2017. As well as the displays of safe-cracking and a million pounds, there is a unique display of the varying types of printing plates used to produce banknotes and the measures taken to defeat forgers over […]
Edinburgh in Print guided walks
September 15, 2017
On Saturday 23 September and Sunday 24 September there will be Edinburgh in Print guided walks. As this year marks the 250th anniversary of the development of Edinburgh’s New Town, the walks will highlight the New Town’s links to the printing industry, and look at some of the traces that can still be seen. Booking […]
Baskerville Society Grant Scheme
September 12, 2017
The deadline for applications to the Baskerville Society small grant scheme (up to a maximum of £250) is on 30 September 2017. Applications are invited from scholars, independent or affiliated, who are either engaged in research connected to the printer and typefounder John Baskerville (1706–75), or whose work covers printing history or print culture of […]
Open Studio at Quarto Press
September 1, 2017
The Quarto Press in Coupar Angus is taking part in Perthshire Open Studios 2017, and will be open to visitors daily from 2–10September. Letterpress typesetting & printing by hand, including visitor participation. Children welcome if with adult supervision. For more details see the Open Studios website.
St Bride Library catalogue online
August 10, 2017
The catalogue of the St Bride Library catalogue is now searchable online, through this web link.
Aldus Manutius digitized
July 6, 2017
Publishing @ Simon Fraser University and Simon Fraser University Library have digitized 21 volumes from the press of Aldus Manutius, printed between 1501 and 1580. They have been digitized from the collection of 106 volumes brought together by Hugh McDonald and his wife Jerry and were acquired by Simon Fraser University Library with support from […]
The Trust on Twitter
June 21, 2017
The Trust’s Twitter account @PrintScot has just reached 150 followers thanks to the founder of the Metaltype website — ‘Yesterday’s technology — today’, which is a treasure trove of information about traditional printing techniques, especially about hot metal typesetting.
New use for Dundee print works
April 8, 2017
According to the Scotsman, the planning process is underway to transform D C Thomson’s former print works building in Dundee’s Guthrie Street into a new hub for the creative industries. The inaugural Dundee Design Festival took place there last year. The long-term aim is to provide a new home for exhibitions and performance, as well […]
Courses at Edinburgh Printmakers
April 1, 2017
Edinburgh Printmakers are running courses on etching, an introductory course on printmaking using block type and stone lithography, among others. For more details and to see information about other events and exhibitions, please see the Edinburgh Printmakers website.
Robert Smail’s Printing Works open for 2017
March 27, 2017
The National Trust for Scotland’s letterpress printing works, Robert Smail’s in Innerleithen, opens again for the 2017 season on Saturday 1 April. For details of opening times and how to get there visit their website.
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