GUTENBERG 2000 AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY
     
     For full details of the programme, please see the web pages at 
     www.bl.uk. 
     
     GUTENBERG TOURS
     
     There will be informal guided tours of the British Library 'on the 
     trail of Gutenberg' at St Pancras every Wednesday at 12.00 from 27 
     September until 13 December 2000. Tours start in the main entrance 
     hall.
     
     Highlights will include:
     
     - A new display focusing on George III's copy of the 42-line bible in 
     the Treasures Gallery
     - A special display about historic Gutenberg celebrations (October 
     only)
     - The Keio University/British Library Digital Gutenberg project, using 
     state-of-the-art display technology
     
     Please register at the information desk in the main hall if you would 
     like to take part (or email [log in to unmask]).
     
     
     GUTENBERG: THE MAN AND HIS ERA
     SATURDAY, 7 OCTOBER
     VENUE: THE CONFERENCE CENTRE
     TIME: 13.30-16.30
     
     Johann Gutenberg's invention created radically new conditions for the 
     diffusion of ideas, information, and artistic styles throughout Europe. 
     Printing became an essential part of European scientific, religious and 
     political life, but it also provided things to read for entertainment. 
     We will discuss some of the questions which are often asked about the 
     invention of printing. Why was it invented, where and when? How did it 
     really work? What were the effects of printing on European culture? 
     There will also be an opportunity to take part in a demonstration of 
     typesetting and the operation of a small printing press.  
     
     PROGRAMME
     
     11.00-13.00 in The Workshop of Words, Sound and Images (Exhibition 
     Galleries, Main Building)
     
     Optional free demonstration of a replica press, typesetting, ink 
     manufacture, and imposition with Bruce Tice
     
     13.30-14.15 in the Auditorium
     
     'Context: Gutenberg the Man' with Dr Kristian Jensen
     
     Beth McKillop will interview Kristian Jensen about Johann Gutenberg, 
     his life and invention. Dr McKillop is the Library's specialist in 
     Korean manuscripts and printed books. Dr Jensen is the Library's 
     specialist on early printing in Europe.
     
     14.15-15.00
     
     'Practicalities: Gutenberg's Innovations'
     with Alan May, retired lecturer and printer, and
     Dr Margaret M. Smith, Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, 
     University of Reading 
     
     15.00-15.45
     
     'Consequences: The Spread of Printing'
     with Professor Simon Eliot, Centre for Writing, Publishing and 
     Printing, University of Reading
     
     15.45-16.30
     
     Questions to the panel
     Or another opportunity to see printing processes with Bruce Tice
     
     ADMISSION BY TICKET £12.00  CONCESSIONS £10.00
     
     Tickets (bookable in advance) from
     The British Library Box Office
     96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB
     Tel 020 7412 7332
     Email [log in to unmask]
     
     
     
     
     



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