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J. Ben Lieberman Memorial Lecture for
2006
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Henry Morris Delivers
2006 J. Ben Lieberman Memorial Lecture
Princeton University, McCormick Hall, October 25, 2006. 6
p.m.
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THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION is pleased to
announce that distinguished papermaker and printer Henry Morris will deliver the
2006 Lieberman Lecture at Princeton University in McCormick Hall on October 25,
2006 at 6 p.m. Mr. Morris will speak on "Paper: There Wouldn’t be Any Printing
History Without It." The program will coincide with other events at Princeton,
including a display of Bird & Bull books in the Firestone Library, and tours of
the Princeton Typography Studio.
For nearly fifty years Henry Morris has been variously a
papermaker, printer, writer, publisher, editor and historian. Morris was first
inspired to learn papermaking in 1956 upon seeing a sheet used in a 1491 book
printed in Venice. The paper was in such good condition that Morris was
convinced the leaf had to be modern. However, he saw other examples of old
paper, and then studied works on the history of paper and papermaking. Morris
taught himself to make paper and printed many of his books on it.
Morris’s Bird & Bull Press publishes books about paper,
binding, printing and bookmaking, topics which Morris calls "worthwhile, albeit
esoteric." His aim has been "to provide a worthwhile text in as physically
attractive a form as my artistic and budgetary limitations will allow." Bird &
Bull is also known for humorous and satirical work, notably those published in
the fictional Republic of San Serriffe whose antic world of antiquarian
booksellers and printers bears an uncanny resemblance to the contemporary
American scene.
Join APHA and the Friends of the Princeton University
Library as we honor Henry Morris as the 2006 J. Ben Lieberman Memorial Laureate.
The lecture will take place on October 25, 2006 at 6 pm in the 101 McCormick
Hall (the Art Museum) on the Princeton University campus. A reception will
follow the lecture in the nearby Firestone Library. Tours of Princeton’s
Typography Studio will be conducted at 4:30 p.m. and after the lecture;
participants will have the opportunity to print a sheet on the presses. The
event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Princeton University Library, and is
free and open to the public. For more information, including directions, visit
the APHA website,
www.printinghistory.org
Above: left One of Henry Miller's tokens, featuring the symbols of his Bird &
Bull Press.
Above center: Decorative titlepage of Thirty Years of Bird & Bull
Above right: early Bird & Bull pressmark, based on the watermark of many early
papers.
About the Lieberman Lecture
APHA’s Lieberman lecture, given annually at a different institution by a
figure distinguished in the history of printing or the book arts, commemorates
J. Ben Lieberman (1914–84), founder and first President of the American Printing
History Association. Past speakers include Richard-Gabriel Rummonds, Roderick
Stinehour, Jack Stauffacher, Johanna Drucker, John Randle, G. Thomas Tanselle,
Claire Van Vliet, and Paul Needham. For the information about the Lieberman
Memorial Lecture visit the APHA website,
www.printinghistory.org or contact
the Vice-President for Programs, Paul Romaine
programs@printinghistory.org
About the American Printing History Association
Founded in 1974, the American Printing History Association encourages the
study of printing history and related arts and skills, including calligraphy,
typefounding, typography, papermaking, bookbinding, illustration, and
publishing. APHA promotes research and scholarship through conferences (held in
a different location each year), fellowships, publications (a scholarly journal,
Printing History; a quarterly newsletter; and books), and the annual Lieberman
lecture. It recognizes distinguished achievement in the field of printing
history through annual Individual and Institutional awards. In addition,
regional chapters sponsor active programs of lectures, field trips, and other
opportunities to meet fellow APHA members on an informal basis.
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