Letterpress Printing Workshop Series

Houghton Library's Hope Mayo hosts a series of workshops on letterpress printing each semester.

About The Workshop

Upper case, lower case, points and fonts. They have a long and interesting history!

Instructor Hope Mayo operating the printing press.
Instructor Hope Mayo operating the printing press.

Discover how printing was done from the middle of the 15th century until well into the 19th in a series of workshops open to all Harvard affiliates.

In each 2-hour, hands-on session participants will learn about the history and technology of moveable type and set type themselves. Then, using the iron handpress in the Houghton Library Printing Room, print a keepsake to take away with them.

The workshop series is taught by Hope Mayo, Lecturer for Houghton Library.

Register For A Workshop

All workshops present the same content. Enrollment in each workshop is limited to six.

Fall 2018 semester workshops will be offered on the following dates. Click the date you're interested in to register.

Dates for spring semester workshops will be posted early in 2019.

Houghton Library Workshops

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