John Hudson will give the Justin Howes Memorial Lecture at St Brides Library on Thursday 20 May at 7pm. His talk is entitled The commanded letter: writing, engraving and typography in eighteenth-century London. For more details and information about how to book see the St Bride’s website.
Lecture on Jan Tschichold and typography
March 15, 2021
On Thursday 29 April at 7pm, Paul Stirton will give a talk via zoom on Jan Tschichold and the new typography. For more details and information about how to book see the St Bride’s website.
St Brides: online event
January 27, 2021
On Wednesday 10 February at 7pm, Agyei Archer will give a talk via zoom entitled Do it like you do it , exploring the value of vernacular design in the English-speaking Caribbean. For more details and information about how to book see the St Bride’s website.
Open House at St Bride’s
September 15, 2020
St Bride Foundation, just off Fleet Street, houses the history of print and the skills that made the area the undisputed home of printing and publishing in London. Tour the printing workshop, historic rooms, and famous library at this Open House event on 20 September 2020. Free entrance (pre-registration required) through the St Brides website.
St Bride’s Library is reopening
September 2, 2020
St Bride’s Library has re-opened to personal visitors on by aapointment only on Wednesdays. Appointments can be booked by emailing library@sbf.org.uk and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Visitors must book a 3‑hour slot (either 12:00–3:00 or 3:30 – 6:30pm) and there is a limit of 10 items per person. Full […]
St Brides opening in March
February 23, 2020
St Bride’s Library will be open on Wednesday 4 March and Wednesday 18 March from 12 noon – 8pm. 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. Check the online catalogue and email a list of titles you wish to see at […]
St Brides Opening in February
January 28, 2020
St Bride’s Library will be open on Wednesday 5 February and Wednesday 19 February from 12 noon – 8pm. 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. Check the online catalogue and email a list of titles you wish to see at […]
St Brides opening in January
December 28, 2019
St Bride’s Library will be open on Wednesday 15 January and Wednesday 22 January from 12 noon – 8pm. 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. Check the online catalogue and email a list of titles you wish to see at […]
Talk on map printing by prisoners of war
November 24, 2019
Mark Evans and Ken Burnley are talking about The Brunswick Prison Camp Map Printers at St Bride’s Institute in London on 3 December 2019. They will describe how a clandestine press was made and run in a German prisoner of war camp (Oflag-79) in order to produce escape maps, towards the end of the second […]
St Bride’s Library opening in December
November 18, 2019
St Bride’s Library will be open on Wednesday 4 December and Wednesday 18 December from 12 noon – 8pm. 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. Check the online catalogue and email a list of titles you wish to see at […]
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