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When reproducing c18th title pages and broadsheets the vivid and physical realities of lack of paper space and errors come to the forefront
Lizzy Holling from @thinicepress alongside @conversiontales @CarlaInCologne is kicking off our opening keynote of day 2!
Randazzo stresses that Chinese culture was present in early modern Sicilian culture - but likely such commissions from craftsmen were marginal and unique
MR puts forward several theories as to why this might have happened. A marketing strategy? Artistic expression? Or, which Randazzo says is most likely, a niche local demand, such as a customer's private interest and commission?
Instead...how about #sharesomethingugly, #sharesomethingputrid, #sharesomethingunwanted, #sharesomethingbroken - though these can be twisted to project a context such as provenance on the object, even a form of 'fake news' >>
@reeve949 turns to her focus on the parish church in Royston, S. Yorkshire, where records remain today covering church purchases. Some objects, such as communion cups and the rebuilding of the walls & steeples, took years to replace. This state of decay was even taken to court
It contains lots of tiny leaflets teaching us how zines first came to be made, how we can make them and why they are useful for academics' public engagement.
