Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies

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reading room	from the special collections	Prof. Dean Ware (History; Emeritus) lectures to the class on the history of writing and manuscript culture (2002)

the printing shop on the fourth floor of the Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts:
book artist Amaryllis Siniossoglou teaches students of all ages

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Introduction to artists' books and production techniques	papermaking: simultaneous work in several stages of the process	papermaking: using mould and deckle	papermaking: instructions on the tricky process of tipping the mould onto the felt
papermaking: final words of caution	papermaking:lifting the mould	success! a sheet of handmade paper (c. 22 x 28 cm)

Horton Tank Graphics: printing office of Art Larson, 47 East Street, Hadley, MA.

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In the beginning or when the class was small, the practice was
to print a Shakespeare sonnet.

Sonnet 77 (2000)	Sonnet 11 (2001)