Chesapeake Chapter annual meeting
November 15th
Each November the chapter meets to discuss business matters. On Saturday, November 15, 2008 the meeting was held at the home of chapter member Stan Nelson.
The main business issues were the adoption of chapter by-laws and nominations for the various officers and program committee for the next two-year term.
Chapter President Mike Denker (left) addresses the members present. Others left to right include Greg Robison, Jim Walczak & Franziska Walczak, Pat & Chris Manson.
During the gathering we watched two videos that are of significance to printing history. The first was "The Machine That Made Us", a presentation by the BBC of Gutenberg's development of printing with moveable type and "Cutting the Euro" a video produced at the Imprimerie Nationale, in Paris.
Chapter member Stan Nelson (our host for the day) was an important focus of the Gutenberg film relating to the cutting of the moveable type.
Gathering to watch the BBC production of "The Machine That Made Us."
Stan Nelson explaining some details of the BBC film production process while Ray Nichols looks over the proof from the filming. The quality of the printing was very impressive.
Mike Denker and Roland Hoover welcome new member Kimberly Peach who works in preservation at the Library of Congress treating, rebinding, and rehousing books from 1800 to the present.
Greg Robison examines a wonderful book of Stan's. A close-up of the book and the handcut type by th author is shown below.
Ray Nichols offers a few pieces of the new Lead Graffiti stationery to host San Nelson for his hospitality.
At many of the chapter gatherings, a highlight is getting close to good printing. Here Mike Anderson, Roland Hoover, Jim Walczak, and Mike Denker (left to right) take a first close look at the new publication from Henry Morris' Bird and Bull Press The Private Typecasters. The book includes the creative work of several of our chapter members.
The title page of The Private Typecasters along with credit for woodcut illustrations by chapter member Chris Manson.
The cover of The Private Typecasters.
The table of contents of The Private Typecasters. Chapter members include Mike Anderson, Raymond Stanley Nelson, Jr., and Jim & Franziska Walczak. Chapter member Chris Manson also produced a number of color woodcut illustrations that were used throughout the book.
A spread from The Private Typecasters produced by chapter member Mike Anderson.
A spread from The Private Typecasters produced by chapter member Stan Nelson.
A spread from The Private Typecasters produced by chapter members Jim and Franziska Walczak.
Coasters were a gift for members present at the meeting.
Chris Manson makes his getaway with a broadside produced for the National APHA by Lead Graffiti and chapter members Jill Cypher & Ray Nichols.
