St Bride Library Book Launch & Exhibition :
Caroline Archer : Tart Cards

Dates :

Launch : 17:00-21:00 Thursday 29 May 2003

Exhibition : 19 May to mid-June
Monday 11:00-18:00; Tuesday-Friday 10:00-18:00

Venue :

Jeffery-West
16 Cullum Street
Leadenhall
London EC3M 7JJ

Sponsors :

www.jeffery-west.co.uk and www.whatsyours.com

About the Lecture :

This is just to remind you that Friends of St Bride Printing Library are delighted to be able to invite you on behalf of Mark Batty Publishers (New York) to a party to celebrate the launch of their most recent title: Tart Cards, written by Caroline Archer.

If you are from out of town and unfamiliar with these things, tart cards are the means by which London prostitutes advertise their services and they have become as ubiquitous a symbol of that city as the red telephone boxes in which they are found.

The book is written from a designer's perspective, and the author gives a tour through the cards over the past twenty years. For anyone interested in printing and graphic design the cards displayed in the book form a microcosm of evolving typographic tastes and techniques; they are wonderful examples of ephemeral, vernacular design in London which are presented in a colourful, informative and objective way.

In addition to the book launch and the opportunity to view the book itself, there will also be a Tart Card exhibition.

More Info :

St Bride Printing Library
Bride Lane, Fleet Street
London EC4Y 8EE
England

W : http://www.stbride.org

More Batty Books :

For further books from Mark Batty Publisher please visit:
W : http://www.markbattypublisher.com