Oxford Guild of Printers

Events in 2016

Monday, 1 February 2016

*Ann Pillar’s talk on The Gordon House Effect has been postponed until 7th November. In her place Miles Wigfield will talk about: Olive Openshaw ~ the woman who drew ‘Mary Mouse’

Monday, 7 March 2016

Monday 7th March ~ Guy Rooker: ‘The Anatomical Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci”

Monday, 4 April 2016

Prof. Phil Cleaver: “38 Years in Type”

Tuesday, 3 May 2016

N.B. Tuesday

Dr Alan Powers: “Ardizzone among the printers; an illustrators response to reproductive techniques.”

Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Department of Typography and Graphic Design, Reading University. Wednesday 25th May. See ‘News’ for details.

Monday, 6 June 2016

Oliver Clark ~ Proprietor of Collinge and Clark, the doyen of private press booksellers. “Twenty Years in Pursuit of J.E.M. – the Shaftesbury Printer”.

Monday, 4 July 2016

Dr Andrew Boag ~ The Monotype Corporation’s impact on type composition.

Monday, 5 September 2016

Monday 5th September: Phil Abel ~ The Shenval Press

Saturday, 22 October 2016

O.G.P. Wayzgoose ~ Saturday 22nd October. Dora Cohen Hall, Wheatley Campus of Oxford Brookes University. 10am – 5pm. Entry Free

Monday, 7 November 2016

Ann Pillar ~ “The Gordon House Effect” ~ A revolution in design of exhibition catalogues in the 1960s

Monday, 5 December 2016

Monday 5th December. A.G.M. followed by Dr Paul Hatcher talking about his Allamanda Press