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ROBERT BRINGHURST WINS AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION AWARD
22 January 2009
Gaspereau Press is pleased to announce that author Robert Bringhurst has been named winner of this year's American Printing History Association (APHA) award for distinguished achievement in the Individual category. The winners of the 2009 awards will be recognized at the Association's annual meeting, to be held Saturday, January 24 at the New York Public Library in New York City.
The awards are intended to recognize "a distinguished contribution to the study, recording, preservation or dissemination of printing history, in any specific area or in general terms." Previous laureates of the Individual Award include Henry Morris (2008), printer and publisher of Bird & Bull Press; Ruari McLean (1993), typographic designer at Penguin; and John Dreyfus (1984), typographic advisor at Monotype. The Association cited Bringhurst's many publications, including his highly influential manual The Elements of Typographic Style (1992, now in its third edition), The Solid Form of Language (GP, 2004) and most recently, The Surface of Meaning: Books & Book Design in Canada (2008).
BACKGROUND
The APHA promotes the study of printing history through publications, exhibitions, conferences and lectures, and through the development and maintenance of library and museum collections relevant to the preservation of printing history. The Association's award for Individuals was established in 1976. A second award, for Institutional achievements, was established in 1985. The awards are given each January at the Association's annual meeting in New York City.
22 January 2009
Gaspereau Press is pleased to announce that author Robert Bringhurst has been named winner of this year's American Printing History Association (APHA) award for distinguished achievement in the Individual category. The winners of the 2009 awards will be recognized at the Association's annual meeting, to be held Saturday, January 24 at the New York Public Library in New York City.
The awards are intended to recognize "a distinguished contribution to the study, recording, preservation or dissemination of printing history, in any specific area or in general terms." Previous laureates of the Individual Award include Henry Morris (2008), printer and publisher of Bird & Bull Press; Ruari McLean (1993), typographic designer at Penguin; and John Dreyfus (1984), typographic advisor at Monotype. The Association cited Bringhurst's many publications, including his highly influential manual The Elements of Typographic Style (1992, now in its third edition), The Solid Form of Language (GP, 2004) and most recently, The Surface of Meaning: Books & Book Design in Canada (2008).
BACKGROUND
The APHA promotes the study of printing history through publications, exhibitions, conferences and lectures, and through the development and maintenance of library and museum collections relevant to the preservation of printing history. The Association's award for Individuals was established in 1976. A second award, for Institutional achievements, was established in 1985. The awards are given each January at the Association's annual meeting in New York City.
Submitted on January 25, 2009 in By David.
