History of Colour Printing at London Rare Books School 2017 Introducing a new course for LRBS 2017, History of Colour Printing is taught by Dr Elizabeth Savage of the Institute of English Studies.
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. We welcome students wanting to gain an understanding of the historical development of printing techniques and their interdisciplinary implications, for instance in the history of the book, of art, of music, and of science and medicine. In 2016, Dr Savage was awarded the Wolfgang Ratjen Prize for 'outstanding contributions to graphic art research' for her research into fifteenth- and sixteenth-century colour printing techniques, and Printing Colour 1400-1700 (Brill, 2015), which she edited with Ad Stijnman, was honoured at the IFPDA Book Awards. For further details on courses offered at this year's London Rare Books School, please go here: https://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/lrbs For more information on the History of Colour Printing course, please go here: https://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/study-training/summer-schools/london-rare-books-school/history-colour-printing Please contact the IES Summer Schools administrator, Hannah Pope, with any enquiries ([email protected]) Hannah Pope Postgraduate, Academic Societies and Events Administrator The Institute of English Studies Room 260, Senate House, Malet Street | LONDON WC1E 7HU Phone: 0207 862 8680 | [email protected] ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
