The Centre for Printing History and Culture

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Print Matters: Past, Present and Future

The Centre for Printing History and Culture is a joint initiative between Birmingham City University and the University of Birmingham and consists of researchers, heritage professionals, practitioners and librarians. It seeks to encourage research into all aspects and periods of printing history and culture, as well as education and training into the art and application of printing

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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www.cphc.org.uk  |  @PrintHistory    to get in touch

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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www.cphc.org.uk  |  @PrintHistory    to get in touch

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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The latest newsletter from the Centre for Printing History and Culture

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Centre for Printing History &Culture
CPHC Newsletter,
April 2026

CPHC Executive Group
Dr Caroline Archer-Parré; Dr Matthew Day; Dr Malcolm Dick OBE; Dr Jessica Glaser; Henrietta Lockhart; Andie Lloyd;
Dr David Osbaldestin; Rosie Smith; Dr Hazel Wilkinson.

CPHC Regional Representatives
Georgina Grant; Carla Marrinan; Prof. James Mussell; Mary Plunkett, Kate Rose; Dr Rachel Stenner; Dr Helen Williams.

Congratulations fo Dr Steve Hewett
Congratulations go to Dr Steve Hewett on his recent successful doctoral viva. His thesis 'The Civic Gospel and Municipal Culture: Birmingham's Free Libraries, 1851 to 1898' is an investigation of one municipal authority through the lens of its embryonic public library service. It is an urban and social history,exploring the frequently overlooked contribution public libraries made to the growth of civic cultural landscapes.

Small Performances: an interlude
On 4 March, almost two years to the day since 'Small Performance: investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville through heritage, science and practice-based research' was launched in the Library of Birmingham in 2024, the research team took a pause from their work and gathered once again at LoB for 'Small Performances: an interlude'. This half-day event provided an update on the project, its research, discoveries, outputs and impact and its aims and activities
over the coming year. We were pleased to welcome around 60 guests not only from Birmingham but also the wider region and further afield, many of whom have supported Baskerville research since the establishment of the Baskerville Society in 2012 and were keen to hear what we had been up to.

CPHC EVENTS
CPHC Annual Post-Graduate Conference
12 June | 1030-1630 | Birmingham School of Art | free lunch and refreshments provided

Travelling Around the Eighteenth Century: the Baskerville Carriages
14 April 2026 | 1030–1600 | Nottingham Industrial Museum
£30.00 includes lunch

Print Printing and Industrial Heritage
10-11 June 2026 | Kresen Kernow, Redruth, Cornwall
£55 two days; £30 Wednesday only; £25 Thursday only

AFFILIATE NEWS:
WINTERBOURNE HOUSE AND GARDEN
Rubber stamps and Letraset: how we used to do it
At Winterbourne House and Garden, working with undergraduate and postgraduate students is one of the perks of the job. We're always delighted when tutors come to us asking for access to our museum collections, and students on a wide range of courses have engaged in object-based learning here.'Turning the Pages' is a module offered to Art History students at the University of Birmingham. It aims to introduce students to the history of printing and the process of making books. The Winterbourne Press was the obvious destination for a visit, and the group had a demonstration from Lee Hale on some of our historic printing presses. They saw the process at first hand, from composing type and 'locking up' to inking and printing and also viewed our enormous Heidelberg press and Linotype machine.

NEWS FROM
ELSEWHERE
Cornwall in Print
17 February - 13 June 2026 | 0930-1600 | Kresen Kernow, Redruth,Cornwall | Free
An exhibition documenting the history of Cornwall's printers

The Print Revolution then and now
29 May 2026 | 10:30-16:00 | Senate House Library, London
£10 students; £25 in-person attendance (members); £30 in-personattendance (non-members)
The Printing Historical Society is hosting a day of talks and discussion on printing history and heritage, in connection with the exhibition at Senate House Library, 'The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond'.

Relative Ties: Mabel Nicholson, Nancy Nicholson, EQ Nicholson andLouisa Creed
6 March 2026 – 6 September 2026 | The Women's Art Collection, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge.
Relative Ties celebrates over a century of artistic innovation and inheritance, tracing the work of four women from the celebrated Nicholson family. Spanninga period of 100 years, Relative Ties brings together artworks, interior designs,paper ephemera, wallpapers, fabrics, and stencils and other tools to offer aunique insight into the working lives of these artists.

Advice Sought
A colleague in Chicago is undertaking research on William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, originally published in Edinburgh by W. H. Lizars from 1833 to 1843 and re-issued many times since. Included in the large 40-volume set are many beautiful illustrations that were originally carved on steel plates. They are wondering if any of these steel plates might still exist. Any informationwelcome. In the first instance please contact .

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cphc.org.uk / @typetweets / @printhistory / @typetweets.bsky.social
baskervillepunches.org / @baskervillepunches / @baskervillepunches

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