Letterpress Printing. Houghton Library J-Term Workshops (For Harvard Students)

Houghton Library J-Term Workshops

For Students only.

Limited places.

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Letterpress Printing

This hands-on workshop provides an introduction to the history and technology of printing from moveable type that will deepen your understanding of how books were made between 1450 and the early nineteenth century. Learn how to set type and operate an iron handpress. Print a keepsake to take with you.

Date: Friday, January 12, 2-4 pm
Location: Lamont Library, Printing Room. Meet in the lobby of Lamont Library.
Instructor: Hope Mayo

Descriptive Bibliography

This class will teach you how to describe and understand descriptions of books as material objects. Through close examination of paper, watermarks, format, type, binding and provenance, you will master the principles of descriptive bibliography and their significance to textual analysis and the history of the book.

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 10am-12 pm
Location: Houghton Library, Seminar Room. Meet in the lobby of Houghton Library.
Instructor: Peter X. Accardo

Graphic Techniques

Learn how to identify and distinguish between the different kinds of printed images produced between the early 1400s and the mid-twentieth century. View and examine examples of different prints, including woodcuts, engravings, and lithographs, as well as actual wood blocks, copperplates, and other material artifacts used to make printed pictures.

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2-4 pm
Location: Houghton Library, Printing & Graphic Arts Study Room. Meet in the lobby of Houghton Library.
Instructor: Hope Mayo

Interactive Fiction

'Create an adventure! Join us to generate your own interactive story with inspiration from the Houghton Library’s stunning collections. Each participant will be able to delve into manuscripts, books, prints, ephemera and more in search of their story to tell. Working with the Twine platform, participants will then generate a micro-adventure, engage in play-testing with classmates, embellish their work as time permits, and publish online. No technical skills required; we’re happy to work with each participant at their own level of comfort. Participants should plan to bring a laptop computer. Lunch will be provided.

Date: Saturday, January 20, 10am-5pm
Location: Houghton Library, Printing & Graphic Arts Study Room. Meet in the lobby of Houghton Library.
Instructors: Devon Guinn ‘17 and Emilie Hardman