Printing: 19th Century Display Forms, Formats, and Methods
Hidden away in the nooks and crannies of the Thomas Farm Print Shop at Historic Eastfield is an incredible assortment of wood and metal types, ornaments, and cuts, evocative of the melange printing so typical of the 19th-century. You are invited to join us for a week of exploration, identification, and design experimentation on our historic hand presses, using historic methods. We will create specimens and broadsides from the materials we discover, following the example of those fanciful and familiar 19th-century models.
Duration: 4 Days
Dates: August 15th - 18th 2024
Limited to: 5 Students
Instructors
Greg Joly
A Historic Eastfield Foundation board member and the owner of Bull Thistle Press, Jamaica, VT.
Stephen Sword
He is a printing historian and the owner of stiff ‘n’ sore press, which specializes in historic letterpress techniques in Ontario, Canada.