2018
Convenor: Elizabeth Savage
COLOUR PRINTING BY EXAMPLE: COMMUNICATING COLOUR IN BOOK ILLUSTRATION (1450-1830)
University of Glasgow Library 2 May 2018
Free. Open to PhD students based at SGSAH institutions (lunch provided and travel reimbursed). MA students and ECRs may express their interest to j.s.dye@stir.ac.uk and will be offered any remaining spaces on a first-come-first-served basis (travel/lunch not provided).
Convenor: Elizabeth Savage
PRINTING COLOUR I: 1400–1830
London Rare Book School 2018
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18–22 June 2018
Tutors: Martin Andrews, Richard Lawrence, Karen Limper-Herz, Elizabeth Savage, Ad Stijnman, Michael Twyman
The history of printing is not in black and white. Colour played an essential role in print culture even before Gutenberg printed his Bible, but it has long hidden in plain sight because colour printing is rarely recorded. This interdisciplinary, introductory course provides an overview of colour printing techniques in the West from manual techniques c.1400 until the invention of chromolithography in the early 1800s. Discussions will be based on the close analysis of many kinds of content, including text, images, music, diagrams, maps, scientific tools and mathematical figures. By discussing colour-specific issues in the design, production and use of printed material across diverse kinds of content, participants will learn how to identify the most common techniques for printing colour in the hand-press period.
Can be taken as a MA module or not for credit.
2017
Convenor: Elizabeth Savage
COLOUR PRINTING: GUTENBERG TO CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY
London Rare Books School 2017
Tutors: Martin Andrews, Richard Lawrence, Karen Limper-Herz, Elizabeth Savage, Ad Stijnman, Michael Twyman
The history of printing is not in black and white. Colour played an essential role in print culture even before Gutenberg printed his Bible, but it has long hidden in plain sight because colour printing is rarely recorded. This interdisciplinary, introductory course provides an overview of colour printing techniques in the West from manual techniques c.1400 through the development of chromolithography in the mid-1800s. Discussions will be based on the close analysis of many kinds of content, including text, images, music, diagrams, maps, scientific tools and mathematical figures. By discussing colour-specific issues in the design, production and use of printed material across diverse kinds of content, participants will learn how to identify the most common techniques for printing colour in the hand-press period.
Can be taken as a MA module or not for credit.