Typesetting and Printing on the Hand-press SOLD OUT
Bodleian Libraries
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
2:00pm
1 hour 30 minutes
Bodleian: Schola Musicae
Free
Discover the joys of typography. Learn to set type by hand and print a personal keepsake of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival on the hand-operated printing presses at the Bodleian Library. Meet at the Schola Musicae door to enter the Bodleian’s hand-press workshop.
This event lasts one hour and 30 minutes. It is free but booking is essential.
Presented by Bodleian Libraries.
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