Bristol Common Press

Folding up some test proofs of book project to send to collaborators (mainly so we can check that we are all printing with same margins etc). we’ve printed the same pages on each side of the sheet because we haven’t finished setting the ‘outer forme’ yet.

Where will we hang our bin bags now?! Huge thanks to @_theomiller for coming to collect the parts of our Albion and begin the restoration process, and huge thanks to everyone who donated to the crowdfunder to make this possible.

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Our first attempts at getting registration right and some comforting wonkiness in a 1680s book we have to hand. Getting closer in last pic!

JOBS! Deadline for both 31 July! 1) Lecturer in Literature 1500-1800 (teaching-focused, open-ended) bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/deta… 2) Lecturer in 20th- and 21st Century American Literature (teaching-focused, fixed term to 31 August 2024) bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/deta…

🌟A DAZZLING UPDATE 🌟We could not be happier to announce that we reached our fundraising target and a bit beyond! We are so incredibly grateful -- THANK YOU SO MUCH to all of you who supported us 🙌 It means so much! These funds will breathe new life into our beloved Albion!

ONLY HOURS LEFT TO DONATE! 🔆 With less than a day left in our campaign, please give what you can to help us to grow the workshop and provide more resources for our students. Every penny helps! crowdfunding.bristol.ac.uk/p/save-the-alb…

TWO DAYS REMAINING to help us reach our target! We're so close - only a little way to go until we're able to SAVE THE ALBION & provide more resources for students. We're so grateful for all of your donations - it's meant so much to receive this support! 🔆 crowdfunding.bristol.ac.uk/p/save-the-alb…

The crowdfunder is live for 9 more days. If we raise more than our target of £2500, we can purchase further equipment and get more folk in to work with us. buff.ly/3CNZf64 3/3

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated, retweeted, and otherwise supported the campaign so far. 2/3

🥳🎉 🥳🎉 🥳🎉 🥳🎉 🥳🎉 The only way is up! Thanks to your generosity thus far we have reached the minimum level of our crowdfunder target, which means the Albion's future is looking much brighter. buff.ly/3CNZf64 1/3

Update: thanks to the talented @johnjoemctague, the patchy DON’T riddle has been solved! Bit of expert realignment & fine paper support have this looking 👌👌 This poster is just one of the many @briscommonpress rewards if you pledge to SAVE THE ALBION! crowdfunding.bristol.ac.uk/p/save-the-alb…

A rare and precious chance to get some rewards hand-printed in our very special Bristol Common Press! Or, if you're feeling flush, get your own hand-printing workshop!

Help us to SAVE THE ALBION! 📌 @briscommonpress are fundraising to rescue our 200 year-old piece of printing history, the Albion Press! It’s in a very sorry state & your kind donations will help to bring its joys back to our students! Pls share widely! 📌crowdfunding.bristol.ac.uk/p/save-the-alb…

Our new postgrad intern Shauna made this heartwarming father’s day postcard feat. lines by Larkin.

Keep an eye out for a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT from us tomorrow, as we do everything we can to save a vital 200-year old piece of printing history! There will even be the chance to get your hands on some of our recent printed beauties ✨

Book launch: Letterpress printing: past present and future, Thursday 23 June. Many chapters, one is mine :) cphc.org.uk/events/2023/6/…

Some of our recent June PRINTCAMP beauties! 🔥

@UoBrisEnglish @MartinNutbeem It’s in honour of the early modern London printer and inheritor of William Caxton’s print shop, Onken de Worde.

@MartinNutbeem @briscommonpress why the pots must be Onken, however, is one of Hell's mysteries

In the basement of the English department lives @briscommonpress, a working historical print shop used to support teaching and research. Who wants to guess what lives in this bucket there?