St Bride Foundation has proposed the temporary closure of the Library owing to nearby building works.
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Meticulous Ink is Moving
The nice people at Meticulous Ink are moving to another site in Bath
“Banging Out” was a way of newspaper printers commemorating something special: a long-serving employee retiring or even the closure of the presses. This short film, via. Typoretum, explains the tradition. Source: Banging Out – Fleet Street Remembered. – A Blog about Typography, Letterpress and Printing History | News from Typoretum
The Gentle Author again looks at typefounders, and unearths historical images of the Caslon Letter Foundry
Printing Bike Project
As written up by Justin from Fenner Paper — this explains the Printing Bike project
Wayzgoose: 11 May
My printing friend Louisa Hare is running a Wayzgoose at Chipping Campden Literary Festival. 11 May, 10am to 4pm at the Town Hall.
Urban Cottage Industries asked that I join their printer, David Evans, to discuss letterpress printing. They run a battery of linecasting machines and run a number of presses to create their bespoke and short-run printed goods. David — when back at Airedale Products — was good enough to discuss printing with my as I got started…
Gary Arber, Printer
Following the Gentle Author’s footsteps to Mr Arber’s of East London
Frost In May: Adana P71 Running
Viki Adams has an update (with video) of her Adana P71
Semple Press: Invitation from the Meynells
A lovely story, and even better Monotype border, from Alix and Francis Meynell over at the Semple Press.
The Wipers Times
The BBC will broadcast a programme detailing the Wipers Times, a trench magazine made by soldiers at Ypres in World War I. I understand Tim Honnor’s Arab will have star billing!
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