Hot off the Presses

A facsimile of one of Williamsburg's eighteenth-century newspapers, The Virginia Gazette. Every week a new edition was published on an oak hand press in one of the Virginia colonial capital's small printing offices.

May 2013 Newsletter: WHAT’S FIT TO PRINT

I had the great pleasure to spend the day learning to print on the common press at Colonial Williamsburg as a guest of press foreman Peter Stinely this past month. I am boning up on the intricacies of the common press in preparation for doing demonstrations at this summer’s Rare Book School. While several Williamsburg [...]

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Bookbinding: Gelatin Prints and Two Ways to Bind Them

Bookbinding: Gelatin Prints and Two Ways to Bind Them

Class:  Gelatin Prints and Two Ways to Bind Them (Drum Leaf and Stiff Leaf) Guest Artist: Jessica White When: Saturday & Sunday, August 17-18, 2013;  9:00-5:00 each day (1 hour lunch break) Cost:  $250 for members, $275 for non-members (includes a $25 materials fee). No. of students:  Eight maximum Class content:  Gelatin printing and drum leaf [...]

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DESIGN WITH TYPE: Certificate Course with Scholarships

DESIGN WITH TYPE: Certificate Course with Scholarships

Ten weeks, Saturday mornings 10am-12noon. May 25- July 27. (Class begin date has changed to May 25–extension for enrollment! Please let us know by May 23) $1000 nonmember price, UVa Education Benefit eligible. A non-degree certificate class #052513. $950 member price The invention of the alphabet changed the course of civilization. How do we use [...]

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Certification in Bookbinding: April 2013

Certification in Bookbinding: April 2013

6 weeks, Mondays 6-8:30 beginning April 15 $600 nonmember price, includes basic bookmaking supplies. *UVa Education Benefit eligible, non-degree certification class #041513 $550 member price, includes basic bookmaking supplies. Instructors: Lindsey Mears and Lana Lambert Students may bring their own special papers and book cloth if they wish. Explore the world of bookbinding with Lana [...]

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