Letterforms Study Group at the Tipoteca 2025—Wood Type Workshop Dates and Pricing update
New Double Pica Script (without segments of Letters or Combinations) from Thorowgood”s Specimen of New Printing Types (London: Fann Street Foundry, 1834). Thorowgood’s text is a riposte to Firmin Didot and Edmund Fry who promoted script typefaces composed of strokes, double letters, and other parts. Image courtesy of Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
The workshop will take place from June 8 to June 15, 2025. This is the planned itinerary:
ITINERARY
Day 0 | Sunday June 8—Milano
• Arrival
• Orientation
Day 1 | Monday June 9—Milano
• Presentation on the History of Pointed Pen Scripts by James Clough
• Visit to the Archivio Bertarelli
• Travel to Cornuda
Day 2 | Tuesday June 10—Cornuda
• Introduction to the Tipoteca by Sandro Berra
• The basics of setting of metal type and operating a hand press with Richard Ardagh
• Brief for the group project
• Presentation by Paul Shaw on Script Typefaces
Day 3 | Wednesday June 11—Cornuda
• Proofing of the wood script typeface
• Planning the type specimen—led by Paul Shaw and Richard Ardagh
Day 4 | Thursday June 12—Cornuda
• Printing the type specimen—led by Richard Ardagh
Day 5 | Friday June 13—Cornuda
• Printing the type specimen—led by Richard Ardagh
Day 6 | Saturday June 14—Cornuda
• Final printing of the type specimen and binding—led by Richard Ardagh
Day 7 | Sunday June 15—Cornuda
• Departure
PRICING
Student price (with ID)—$2900
A maximum of 5 people will be accepted at the student price.
Early bird price—$3200
This price is available until December 31, 2024.
Regular price—$3500
Partial scholarships for those under the age of 40 will be available for up to five people. They will cover $2000 of the relevant price. To apply for a partial scholarship send a short resume and a portfolio of up to fifteen images to paulshaw@nyc.rr.com.
Participation in the workshop is limited to eight people. To secure a place a non-refundable deposit of $300 is required. Please make payment to paulshaw@nyc.rr.com via PayPal. If this is not possible, please contact Paul Shaw for alternative methods of payment. Downloadable registration and scholarship application forms are available below. [As of January 25, 2025 all five scholarships have been claimed. Applications will be taken for a waiting list.]
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