[Elfsea] interesting book history lecture
Jeannie H
kyrithia at hotmail.com
Mon Nov 1 13:08:19 PST 2004
Greetings!
I'm passing along information about a two-evening lecture series in December
offered through the Craft Guild of Dallas that some of you might find
interesting.
Im posting this a little early since the sign-up on these fills up
sometimes. The Craft Guild is located in Addison/Carrollton area, off of
Midway and Proton, about halfway (north) between 635 and Beltline. Map,
phone numbers, signup info, etc. at the website.
http://www.craftguildofdallas.com
(class description)
Brown-Bag Dinner - Book History Lecture
Come over after work with your dinner in hand and join us as Sally Key
rare book conservator relays the story of the book. Two lectures -
including slides, handouts and historical models will outline the
development of the book for book aficionados, from inception to the present.
From ancient clay tablets and papyrus rolls through the perfection of
Medieval and Renaissance wooden-board codices, explore the world of book
history, and learn more about the role society played in shaping these
bindings into our modern forms of the book. This series is open to the
general public and members receive a special discounted rate.
The instructor, Sally Key, discovered bookbinding while finishing her MSL at
the University of Iowa and served a six-year apprenticeship there with
William Anthony and Pamela Spitzmueller. Sally interned in Medieval and
Renaissance book conservation for a year with Christopher Clarkson in
England before teaching a two-year curriculum in bookbinding, repair and
conservation at North Bennet Street School in Boston. She came to Dallas in
1999 as the Conservator at Bridwell Library, SMU. Recently, she has devoted
her time and attention to expanding the curriculum for the bookbinding
studio at the Craft Guild.
Tuesdays, 5:45-7:15 pm
course: 563-04 Dec. 7 & 14
fee: $10 members/$30 non-members
Grainne Finneadan
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