Printing Historical Society 2013-05-03T13:03:39Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2013, Francis Cave Journal New Series 18/19 published 2013-05-03T13:03:39Z 2013-05-03T12:57:14Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.159 2013-05-03T12:57:14Z The much-delayed issue number 18/19 of the Society's Journal was published in April 2013. The double-issue contains articles by Sandro Jung, James M'Kenzie-Hall and R.B. Williams, and ten book-reviews. For further details see the Publications page.... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News The much-delayed issue number 18/19 of the Society's Journal was published in April 2013. The double-issue contains articles by Sandro Jung, James M'Kenzie-Hall and R.B. Williams, and ten book-reviews. For further details see the Publications page.

]]> Seminar: The Making of "Printing and the Mind of Man" 2013-05-03T12:55:53Z 2013-05-03T12:47:53Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.158 2013-05-03T12:47:53Z Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News The Centre for the Comparative History of Print, University of Leeds, UK, in conjunction with the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, has announced a seminar by Nicholas Barker FBA entitled The Making of “Printing and the Mind of Man”. This will take place in the Brotherton Room, Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, on Wednesday 15th May 2013, 4.30 pm to 6 pm. The seminar marks the fiftieth anniversary of this ground-breaking exhibition, which inter alia led to the founding of the Printing Historical Society.

]]> Printing History News 38 2013-04-04T14:16:34Z 2013-04-04T13:38:49Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.157 2013-04-04T13:38:49Z Printing History News reached a significant milestone in March 2013 with the publication of PHN 38 almost exactly ten years since the publication of PHN Issue 1 in 2003. See the Publications page for further information.... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News Printing History News reached a significant milestone in March 2013 with the publication of PHN 38 almost exactly ten years since the publication of PHN Issue 1 in 2003. See the Publications page for further information.

]]> Book History Workshop in Lyon, 24-27 June 2013 2013-04-04T13:36:52Z 2013-03-15T11:30:52Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.156 2013-03-15T11:30:52Z The Institut d'histoire du livre in Lyon has announced its tenth Book History Workshop, to take place in Lyon, France, 24-27 June 2013. The programme includes three advanced courses in the field of book and printing history. These are: Introduction... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com Other events and announcements The Institut d'histoire du livre in Lyon has announced its tenth Book History Workshop, to take place in Lyon, France, 24-27 June 2013. The programme includes three advanced courses in the field of book and printing history. These are:

  • Introduction to the study of incunabula, presented by Kristian Jensen (course in English)
  • Inexpensive European bindings with limp covers of paper and parchment from the 1470s to the 1830s, presented by Nicholas Pickwoad (course in English)
  • The artist’s book or how the book can change art (and not the inverse), presented by Anne Mœglin-Delcroix and Françoise Lonardoni (course in French)

A fourth course, An abridged history of occidental illuminated manuscripts through exploration of the collections in Lyon, which was to have been presented by Marianne Besseyre, has unfortunately had to be cancelled.

For further information visit http://raphaele-mouren.enssib.fr/workshop_2013, where more detailed descriptions of the courses and notes about the presenters are available in French and English. A registration form in English is available for download from the bottom of the information page, but can also be downloaded from here.

]]> Book History Workshop in Lyon, 24-27 June 2013 2013-03-15T11:30:15Z 2013-03-15T11:27:07Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.155 2013-03-15T11:27:07Z Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News The Institut d'histoire du livre in Lyon has announced its tenth Book History Workshop in Lyon, 24–27 June 2013. For further details see the Other events and announcements page.

]]> Children's Book Publishing in the Hand Press Period, 11 May 2013 2013-03-15T12:19:24Z 2013-03-05T10:17:40Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.154 2013-03-05T10:17:40Z Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com Other events and announcements On Saturday 11 May 2013 the Children's Book Publishing Society is presenting a Symposium entitled Children's Book Publishing in the Hand Press Period: progress in research at St Paul’s Girls’ School, Brook Green, Hammersmith, London W6 7BS. A full speaker programme includes presentations on engraving and printing for the juvenile novelty market, 1660–1825, and on Thomas Saint of Newcastle, “bookseller, printer and pirate”. For full details of the programme and venue and a booking form please write to the Secretary of the CBPS, Robert Kirkpatrick, 6 Osterley Park View Road, Hanwell, London W7 2HH or email rkirkpatrick.molesworth@virgin.net. The cost of registration, including lunch and refreshments, is £25 for CBPS members, £30 for non-members.

]]> Children's Book Publishing in the Hand Press Period, 11 May 2013 2013-03-15T12:20:18Z 2013-03-05T10:14:22Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.153 2013-03-05T10:14:22Z The Children's Book Publishing Society is presenting a Symposium entitled Children's Book Publishing in the Hand Press Period: progress in research in London on Saturday 11 May 2013. For further details see the Other events and announcements page.... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News The Children's Book Publishing Society is presenting a Symposium entitled Children's Book Publishing in the Hand Press Period: progress in research in London on Saturday 11 May 2013. For further details see the Other events and announcements page.

]]> 17th century intaglio engraving and printing methods 2013-02-07T23:35:19Z 2013-02-07T23:05:01Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.152 2013-02-07T23:05:01Z Dr Sachiko Kusukawa, Tutor and Fellow in History and Philosophy of Science at Trinity College, Cambridge, plans to conduct research into drawings and illustrations produced by the early Royal Society. Dr Kusukawa is looking for a curator or practitioner familiar... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News Dr Sachiko Kusukawa, Tutor and Fellow in History and Philosophy of Science at Trinity College, Cambridge, plans to conduct research into drawings and illustrations produced by the early Royal Society. Dr Kusukawa is looking for a curator or practitioner familiar with 17th century intaglio engraving and printing methods who would be willing to assist in practical application of these methods to the reconstruction of some scientific engravings (e.g. from Hooke's Micrographia), by engraving new plates and printing from them, in order to better understand the processes involved. Interested persons should contact Dr Kusukawa by phone (+44 1223 339930 or (secretary) +44 1223 338404), email (sk111@cam.ac.uk) or by writing to Dr S. Kusukawa, Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ, UK.

]]> Book History Resarch Network Study Day, 31 May 2013 2013-02-04T14:59:10Z 2013-02-04T14:50:14Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.151 2013-02-04T14:50:14Z The Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester, UK, has announced a Book History Research Network Study Day on Print and manuscript Cculture in British and European towns and cities. Papers are invited for this interdisciplinary Study Day... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com Other events and announcements The Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester, UK, has announced a Book History Research Network Study Day on Print and manuscript Cculture in British and European towns and cities. Papers are invited for this interdisciplinary Study Day from postgraduates, independent researchers and established scholars working on medieval to modern Britain or Europe. Topics might include but are not limited to:

  • Intersections between urban cultural history and the history of books/prints/manuscripts/images
  • How the culture of text or image has contributed to – and/or been shaped by – its primarily urban setting
  • Urban texts and images: their creation, production, distribution and consumption/reception
  • Popular print culture and ‘street literature’ (ballads, chapbooks, broadsides etc.)
  • How texts and images disseminated urban ideas and culture into rural hinterlands
  • Reading the ‘word city’ through newspapers, maps, posters, timetables and ephemeral texts/images
  • Representations of urban space or modernity in text or image; urban ‘renaissance(s)’
  • Innovative, radical and subversive uses of urban texts and images

The day will include a talk and display of prints by Sarah Kirby, Artist in Residence, Centre for Urban History.

Please email proposals (300 words max) plus a brief biographical statement (60 words max) to John Hinks by 8 April 2013.

]]> Book History Resarch Network Study Day, 31 May 2013 2013-02-04T14:58:57Z 2013-02-04T14:45:09Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.150 2013-02-04T14:45:09Z The Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester, UK, has announced a Book History Research Network Study Day on Print and manuscript culture in British and European towns and cities. For further details see our Other events and... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News The Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester, UK, has announced a Book History Research Network Study Day on Print and manuscript culture in British and European towns and cities. For further details see our Other events and announcements page.

]]> AHRC Doctoral Studentship award available at BIAD 2013-02-04T14:43:44Z 2013-02-04T14:33:22Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.149 2013-02-04T14:33:22Z The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design at Birmingham City University, UK, has announced its intention to award an Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Studentship, to commence in October 2013. The award provdes support, including tuition fees and a... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design at Birmingham City University, UK, has announced its intention to award an Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Studentship, to commence in October 2013. The award provdes support, including tuition fees and a maintenance grant, for between one and three years of full-time study, or between two and five years of part-time study, leading to a doctoral degree. Applications and enquiries are welcomed from well-qualified candidates wishing to pursue research that aligns with The Typographic Hub's areas of research strength. Proposals will be welcomed in the areas of printing and typography, both historical and empirical. Enquiries should be directed to biadresearch@bcu.ac.uk. The deadline for application is 12 April 2013.

]]> 2013 Annual General Meeting 2013-05-20T23:54:34Z 2013-01-01T19:17:55Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2013://2.146 2013-01-01T19:17:55Z The 2013 Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 8 May at the St Bride Foundation, London, and attracted slightly more members than in recent years. The formal business was followed by a fascinating opportunity to view selected treasures from... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com Past events The 2013 Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 8 May at the St Bride Foundation, London, and attracted slightly more members than in recent years. The formal business was followed by a fascinating opportunity to view selected treasures from the St Bride Library collections, notably the Blades Library.

]]> Printing History News 37 2013-01-01T20:23:14Z 2012-12-31T20:22:31Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2012://2.147 2012-12-31T20:22:31Z PHN 37 was issued in December 2012. See the Publications page for further information.... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News PHN 37 was issued in December 2012. See the Publications page for further information.

]]> Society's 50th Anniversary - watch this space... 2012-12-15T23:31:19Z 2012-12-15T23:27:57Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2012://2.144 2012-12-15T23:27:57Z The Society is busy planning events to mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Society in 1964. We hope to make detailed announcements in the latter part of 2013.... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com Forthcoming PHS events The Society is busy planning events to mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Society in 1964. We hope to make detailed announcements in the latter part of 2013.

]]> Printing History News 36 2012-09-18T13:27:40Z 2012-09-17T12:55:31Z tag:printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk,2012://2.135 2012-09-17T12:55:31Z PHN 36 was issued in September 2012. See the Publications page for further information.... Francis Cave francis francis@franciscave.com News PHN 36 was issued in September 2012. See the Publications page for further information.

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