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Department of Archaeology

 
Read more at: "Small performances": investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice-based research

"Small performances": investigating the typographic punches of John Baskerville (1707-75) through heritage science and practice-based research

At the intersection among the arts, science, and technology, printing is widely recognised as the invention of the millennium. However, and in spite of a resurgence of traditional typographic methods among artists and craftspeople, letterpress equipment and technology face an uncertain future.