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| Work by Edwin Pickstone | |
A display of work by Glasgow School of Art's Designer in Residence for Letterpress, Edwin Pickstone in the Victorian Bar of the Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5LS. To find the Tron, see www.tron.co.uk |
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| Start Date: 01/05/2008 | End Date: 31/01/2009 |
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| Kilmarnock edition | |
| A newly-built, working replica of the printing press used by publisher John Wilson to print Robert Burns’ First Edition (or Kilmarnock Edition) in 1786 will be unveiled at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock in July 2008. The press can be operated under supervision and will form part of a series of Robert Burns and printing related displays. From 2 August 2008, free. South Museum, The Dick Institute, 1 Elmbank Avenue, Kilmarnock, KA1 3BU. www.visiteastayrshire.com; www.futuremuseum.co.uk: www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk |
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| Start Date: 02/08/2008 | End Date: 31/12/2009 |
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| People Behind the Books | |
Free exhibition in the Museum of Edinburgh, 142 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8DD. 13 September 2008 - 17 January 2009. Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. This exhibition charts the history of the people who worked in the various industries involved in the creation of books and other printed material in Scotland. It documents the working lives of individuals involved in book production; from authors, editors, papermakers and printers right through to booksellers, librarians and finally the Scottish readers who bought and borrowed the books that were produced. The exhibition utilises material gathered over the last ten years by the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE) and allows a unique glimpse into the lives of the 'People Behind the Books'. The exhibition contains a number of exhibits, exhibition panels, film footage of the various stages of book production as well as a unique opportunity to hear the voices of individuals from all stages of production talking about their working lives. Click on the links for the entry form and details of the children's 'design a book cover' competition. |
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| Start Date: 13/09/2008 | End Date: 17/01/2009 |
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| Monthly Reading Group: exploring Scotland through the printed word | |
Meet with others to enjoy a range of Scottish fiction set in different parts of Scotland. Each month we’ll be meeting to discuss a different book, and to see related material from the NLS collections, including notebooks and manuscripts belonging to the authors. Writers will include Muriel Spark, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, and George Mackay Brown. |
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| Start Date: 07/10/2008 | End Date: 31/12/2009 |
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| Power of the press | |
The Power of the Press: 500 years of printing in Scotland. This touring exhibition and learning project for schools investigates how the printed word has developed in Scotland since the sixteenth century. It presents a history of printing methods and printed material from the Borders and Scotland, through reconstructions of different aspects of printing and displays of printing equipment and printed matter. There will also be a series of formal education activities and associated talks. For further details contact the Scottish Borders Council’s Museum and Gallery Service, tel: 01750-20096; email museums@scotborders.gov.uk |
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| Start Date: 15/01/2009 | End Date: 31/05/2009 |
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