Virtual Panel: From Jikji to Gutenberg (Symposium on Cast Metal Type)

Sponsored by The Grolier Club About this event An international scholarly collaboration, the "From Jikji to Gutenberg" project will culminate in publications and exhibitions related to the origins of printing from cast-metal type, commemorating the 650th anniversary of the Korean printed book "Jikji." Speakers will include Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian, University of Utah Marriott Library; […]

Handpress Era/Early Printing FABS Group: Margaret Cavendish and Incunabular Herbals

Sponsored by FABS Interested in the early age of print? Join us on Zoom! Members of this group show and discuss examples of “printed books and other printed works created before ca. 1800.” For the meeting of October 9: Elizabeth Canning: “The Worst Fate Bookes Have": How Margaret Cavendish Shaped Her Literary Legacy. Join us to […]

FABS Handpress Era Zoom Group

Sponsored by FABS All are welcome to join us for an hour of presentations and discussion of printed books and other materials before 1800. The Handpress Group meets the second Monday of each month. In honor of Women's History Month, the March session features Elizabeth Canning discussing A Narrative of the Life of Charlotte Charke […]