PAST SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
Here is a special opportunity to learn about the adventurous
search for early Virginia imprints and the history of their
production. A talented printer and prominent scholar will
outline the major figures in the field of printing at Colonial
Williamsburg. Also, he will conduct a workshop, discussing
18th-century press techniques and show you how to print on the
wooden hand press.
A SEMINAR IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
At The King Library Press
Friday: 31 October 1997
| 8:00 p.m. | "Virginia's Colonial Printers As Seen Through Their Work" Lecture by Brett Charbeneau Exhibition: "Colonial Printing" The Peal Gallery, King Library - North |
Saturday: 1 November 1997
| 9:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast The King Library Press King Library - North | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Some Techniques of Hand Press Printing Presentation by Brett Charbeneau | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch on Your Own | |
| 12:30 p.m. | A Hand Press Printing Workshop Instructors Brett Charbeneau and Paul Holbrook |
Brett Charbeneau worked as a printer at Colonial Williamsburg for six years. As a result of his involvement there, he founded the Williamsburg Imprints Program in 1991 to advance research on Virginia's early printers. He has studied examples of printing from early Williamsburg in many repositories and has held fellowships from the Mellon Foundation, the John Carter Brown Library, and the American Antiquarian Society. He has written on such diverse topics as Colonial Virginia ephemera, early watermarks, and the effect of eighteenth-century lighting on tradesmen. He has lectured for the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, the American Antiquarian Society, Colonial Williamsburg, the Williamsburg Bibliophiles, the Society for Industrial Archeology, and for numerous other organizations. Brett Charbeneau is currently Systems Administrator for the Williamsburg Regional Library.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- Friday's Evening Lecture is free and open to all.
- For the Saturday Workshop, there is a fee of $35.00. Participants may wish to bring an apron. All other accessories are provided.
- Reservations for the Saturday Workshop may be made by phone or mail, but must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 29 October. Send your check (payable to the University of Kentucky) to The King Library Press University of Kentucky Libraries Lexington, KY 40506-0039
- If you should have questions, please call (606) 257-8408 or send an electronic message to klijdb@ukcc.uky.edu.