Joint exhibition of work by Fellows of Designer Bookbinders and Society of Scribes & Illuminators
This is a rare opportunity to see fine contemporary bindings of Designer Bookbinders and calligraphic artworks of the Society of Scribes & Illuminators, both among the longest established and most respected and influential societies in the world.
Books that display the skills and artistry of binders, and lettering to excite and surprise.
Without even noticing it, lettering is part of our everyday lives from the iconic London Underground signage to packaging, from memorial books to Royal proclamations - what you see at the Crafts Council Gallery are examples of calligraphy as art.
Most people’s ideas of a fine binding are of leather and gold tooling and in a way these are here but with a contemporary twist and so much imagination. Leather, vellum, Perspex, wood, embroidery - all this and more. These are books to be displayed as works of art, as collectable as ceramic vessels or fine pieces of furniture.
A fully illustrated catalogue is available from are website here.·