• FABS Handpress Era Special Interest Group Zoom Meeting

    Sponsored by FABS Members of this group show and discuss examples of  "printed books and other printed works created before ca. 1800."  Open to all members of FABS societies and their guests. If you're interested but not yet a member, contact us! We meet the second Monday of the month from 7:30-8:30pm Eastern Time. To […]

  • FABS Handpress Era Zoom: Collecting John Speed, London Antiquary and Cartographer

    Sponsored by FABS Join us for "Collecting John Speed, London Antiquary and Cartographer" with Martha Driver! Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org John Speed (d. 1629) was a prolific illustrator, cartographer, genealogist, historian and antiquary. Born into the middle class, Speed worked as a tailor, being admitted to the Merchant Taylor’s Company in 1580. He was […]