Research projects

Letterpress printing: past, present, future

Letterpress Printing: Past, Present, Future was an AHRC-funded Research Network that explored the survival of historical printing equipment and how it is used today. 

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The Baskerville Punches: revelations of craftsmanship

Analysing the influential Baskerville Punches to gain a deeper understanding of John Baskerville's techniques and 18th...

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Digitising Aris’s Birmingham Gazette

In collaboration with the Library of Birmingham, British Library and Find My Past, this project aims to digitise Birmi...

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Matthew Boulton’s Baskerville Bible

Following the auction of Boulton's Baskerville bible, Dr Caroline Archer-Parre led a consortium of city heritage organ...

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