- 17 Feb
- Letter Exchange Lecture: Cherrell Avery and Gillian Hazeldine – New Members' Showcase.
- 2 Mar
- Designer Bookbinders Lecture: 6.30pm: Eri Funazaki – A Bookbinder’s Approach to Book Arts; Dominic Riley – A Bookbinder's Journey.
- 17 Mar
- Letter Exchange Lecture: Elizabeth Rounce - Thoughts from Abroad
- 14 Apr
- Letter Exchange Lecture: Jeremy Tankard - Jan Tschichold, William Golding and the Prince Regent.
- 17 Apr
- SSI Lay Members' Day
- to 3 May
- Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures at the Exhibition Room, Bodleian Library, Oxford. This exhibition tells the story of how together Jews, Christians and Muslims have contributed to the development of the book. The exhibition draws on the Bodleian Hebrew holdings, one of the largest and most important collections of Hebrew manuscripts in the world. Admission free. Phone: 01865 277162. Website www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/home
- 19 May
- Letter Exchange Lecture: Simon Loxley - Searching for Stowaways.
- 22 – 24 May May
- The Tenth Annual International Ditchling Seminar. Details to follow on the website: www.ejf.org.uk
- 12 June
- Letter Exchange: visit to Chris Elsey's studio, Ditchling. New venture of shared studio facilities.
- 15 – 18 July
- Art in Action 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. daily. Water perry House, Waterperry, Near Wheatley, Oxfordshire, OX33 1JZ. Demonstrators of Calligraphy include Lin Kerr, Celia Lister, Manny Ling and Rosella Garavaglia. Phone 020 7381 3192 Email: info@artinaction.org.uk
- 24 July
- Three English Gothic Masterpieces: the manuscripts and their makers. Shropshire Scribes present an illustrated lecture, given by Prof. Michelle Brown at St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury. 2.00 p.m. Admission £5.00 by pre-booked ticket. For details, phone 01743 355384 (after 6.00 p.m.)
- 24 Jul-7 Aug
- Words in Action: an exhibition of calligraphy by Shropshire Scribes. St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury. Open 10.00am to 5.00pm daily (closed Sundays). Admission free.
- 24 Jul
- Three English Gothic Masterpieces: the manuscripts and their makers. Shropshire Scribes present an illustrated lecture, given by Professor Michelle Brown at St Mary’s Church Shrewsbury. 2.00pm. Admission is £5.00 by pre-booked ticket. For details ring 01743 355384 (after 6.00pm).
- 9 Oct
- SSI AGM at The Art Workers Guild.
- 4 Nov to 6 Mar
- Journey through the afterlife: the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. This major exhibition at the British Museum will feature illustrated manuscripts of the Book of the Dead on papyrus and linen. Tickets on sale Spring 2010. Phone 020 7323 8181. Email: tickets@britishmuseum.org.
- 20 Nov
- SSI Research and Technical Day at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London. See the Research and Technical Day page for details and the insert in the Newsletter for a booking form.
- Letter Exchange Lectures
- Wednesdays at 6.30pm prompt at The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR. (Nearest underground stations: Holborn and Russell
Square.)
Entry (payable at door): members £6.00, non-members £8.00 and £4.00 students.
- Designer Bookbinders Lectures
- are at The Art Workers Guild (details above).
Admission DB members £5.00, non-members £7.00 and students £2.50.
Four Saturday lectures: DB members £18.00, non-members £26.00, students £9.00. Further details from Julia Dummett and Rachel Ward-Sale. Tel: 01273 486718E-mail: lectures@designerbookbinders.org.uk
Website: www.designerbookbinders.org.uk