St Bride Printing Library Exhibition
:: From Chisel to Pen ::
:: Inscriptional Letterforms from Early Christian Wales
An exhibition of paper casts and photographs of the inscribed stones of Wales showing how from about 400–700 AD carved Roman capital letterforms gave way to the manuscript forms of the great Insular Gospel books of Lindisfarne and Kells.
Exhibition Venue :
Exhibition Room
St Bride Library
Bride Lane (off Fleet Street)
London EC4Y 8EQ
Exhibition Dates & Times :
Wednesday 11 May – Thursday 16 June
Tuesday–Thursday : 12:30–5 pm
Wednesday : 12:30–9 pm
Admission free.
We would recommend that you do call before-hand to check accessibility to the exhibitions, especially if making a long trip.
Opening Reception Date & Time :
5:30 pm Tuesday 24 May 2005
Private view & lecture
Tickets for the lecture, £5 or £3 for concessions are available on the door.
We begin from 5:30pm in the Exhibition Room with a private view of this exhibition before moving upstairs to the Bridewell Hall for the introductory lecture at 7:00pm.
Peter Cartwright is the curator of the exhibition. He studied typography on Peter Burnhill's innovative course at Stafford College before working as a typographer and book designer at Penguin Books under the watchful eye of Hans Schmoller. He was then Head of typography for twelve years at Stafford College. Currently, Peter is researching the history of letterforms with special interests in early Christian palæography and epigraphy.
All Friends of St Brides and their guests are welcome to the private view.