Society of Scribes Events http://www.societyofscribes.org/events New York City Wed, 22 May 2013 01:44:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 A Conversation with Ewan Clayton at The Grolier Club http://www.societyofscribes.org/events/#event_4668 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Society Of Scribes http://www.societyofscribes.org/events/#event_4668

Photo: Roger Bamber

The Society of Scribes is pleased to present Ewan Clayton, calligrapher and teacher, who grew up near Ditchling, Sussex, the home of Edward Johnston.

In this slide talk with Christopher Calderhead, the editor of Letter Arts Review, Ewan will touch on his forthcoming history of writing, The Golden Thread (Atlantic Books)… his recent research into Baskerville, Roman type, and 18th Century writing masters… and what he calls “the ancestors in the attic,” the three figures who loomed over this childhood: Edward Johnston, Eric Gill, and David Jones.

A reception and refreshments will follow.

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