by bmccamant | Sep 13, 2012 | Parenthesis
FPBA members: I know you can’t wait to receive the latest issue of Parenthesis. Good news: it’ll be in your mailbox soon. In the meantime, have fun exploring the cover of the new issue, which shows detail of Friedrich Neugebauer’s An Art-historical...
by bmccamant | Sep 9, 2012 | Fine Press Book Association, Parenthesis
Dear FPBA Community, I am pleased to announce that Parenthesis 23 will soon be in your mailbox. This issue is the seventh I have edited for the Fine Press Book Association, and it will be my last. I am also pleased to announce that Bob McCamant will be taking over as...
by bmccamant | Apr 19, 2012 | competitions
Publisher is seeking examples of the best in international contemporary letterpress printing, to be considered for publication in a forthcoming book with the working title of For the Love of Letterpress. Organizers are Cathie Ruggie Saunders and Martha Chiplis....
by bmccamant | Apr 8, 2012 | Parenthesis
My copy of Parenthesis 22 from @fpba has just arrived – as usual beautifully produced & excellent value!— Ian Knight (@prntmonkeypress) April 5, 2012 Good news! FPBA member Ian Knight from Printmonkey Press in Bristol is tweeting that Parenthesis 22...
by bmccamant | Apr 4, 2012 | Jan van Krimpen
Two days ago, I playfully suggested posting Jan van Krimpen’s birthday notice on Facebook using his lush Cancelleresca Bastarda type. My (lame) joke hinged on the belief that CB existed only in metal but I was surprised (and pleased) to learn today that type...