Tim Honnor, who owned Piccolo Press in Nairn for 20 years is to give a talk at Nairn Book and Arts Festival on The Legacy of the Printing Press — ‘The most important invention since the wheel’. He will speak about the invention of printing, and show pictures and videos of a range of printing presses, including the unique Cossar Press that the Trust is trying to preserve as a permanent working exhibit, in association with National Museums Scotland. As well as being one of our Trustees, Tim is editor of the British Printing Society Monthly Magazine.
The talk takes place at 3.30pm on Friday 6 September 2013, in Nairn Community & Arts Centre. Tickets: £7, Under 18s £3. For more information and details of how to book, see the Festival website.