Typesetting and Printing on the Hand-press SOLD OUT
Bodleian Libraries
Monday, 18 March 2024
1:00pm
2 hours
Bodleian: Schola Musicae
£20 - £30
Learn to set metal type and print on hand-operated presses at the letterpress workshop in the Old Bodleian Library. Participants will collaborate to produce a keepsake, using technology from the hand-press era. An introduction to the session will discuss the tools, materials and techniques that drove the ‘printing revolution’ in Europe from the middle of the 15th century. The class will meet in the printing workshop, Schola Musicae, Bodleian Library. The room is accessible via a ground-floor entrance. Please report to the Bodleian Library Great Gate, accessed from Catte Street, upon arrival.
There are two classes, one at 1pm and one at 5pm.
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