Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
The aim of this course is to introduce basic pottery techniques. You will learn to make pinch and coiled forms, slab built forms and simple thrown forms. You will be shown simple surface decoration techniques and apply them to the forms you make. Work will be...
Category:Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? How to construct and write letter forms, how to design finished pieces of lettering including illuminated letters using colour and gold leaf. What topics will we cover? An introduction to Foundational Hand, lower case then capitals...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
This course leads to a City and Guilds 7823 certificate in bookbinding. You will learn a wide range of essential techniques and develop your skills in using materials and designing your own work. Suitable for beginners and students with some experience. You...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
A chance for intermediate and advanced students to work on their own projects, be it fine binding, book conservation, box -aking or alternative book structures. Basic materials included. What is the course about? A course designed to allow students to work...
Category:Historic Preservation and Conservation
Study mode:At the institution
For complete beginners as well as those with some experience. The course includes cleaning, stain removal, deacidifying and repairing of paper, sewing, cover repair (paper, cloth and leather) and board reattachment. You are encouraged to bring items to conserve....
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? Whether you are an artist or a maker or simply interested in the book form this course is designed to develop your ideas through the structure of the book culminating in a unique hand made book or small edition exploring sequence,...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? How to gold tool on leather and paper. What topics will we cover? Demonstration of the basic processes of tooling in gold leaf on leather and paper; introduction to the terminology, special equipment and different types of finishing...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? How to prepare ('forward') a text-block up to the point where it is ready to be covered and then how to prepare leather and cover the forwarded book with a full leather binding. The course will then cover the subsequent finishing processes...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? This is an opportunity for students already enrolled on City Lit bookbinding courses to use the studio to continue with their course work. What topics will we cover? Work undertaken in the session will be the students’ own, with...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? You will be introduced to the book through a series of projects designed to provide a good working knowledge of materials and techniques. You will develop skills in both the production and design of hand made books enabling you to...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? The making of a quarter-leather bound book through a series of progressive steps designed to provide a good working knowledge of materials and techniques. You will develop skills in both the production and design of a hand made book...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? You will be introduced to the book through a series of projects designed to provide a good working knowledge of materials and techniques. You will develop skills in both the production and design of hand made books enabling you to...
Category:Historic Preservation and Conservation
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? A structured course in the repair and conservation of cloth bound books. Paper repair will also be covered in the context of repairs in situ and to flat documents. What topics will we cover? Students will undertake two cloth rebacks...
Category:Historic Preservation and Conservation
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? A structured course covering the repair and conservation of leather bound books, with attention to historical detail and the emphasis on conservation. What topics will we cover? The course will cover the assessment, repair and conservation...
Category:Historic Preservation and Conservation
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? Learn to construct protective cases for books, pamphlets etc and work on your own projects in paper, cloth or leather. An opportunity for experienced students who want to work on and finish off their own book repairs and house delicate...
Category:Visual Art
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? The course is a taster session on hand bookbinding for anyone who would like to know more about this craft and/or who might be thinking of enrolling for one of the longer courses at the City Lit. What topics will we cover? We will...
Category:Art History
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? The 17th century produced some of the greatest artists of all time: Rubens; Rembrandt; Velazquez and Bernini to name but a few. Explore the work of these key artists and understand the history, styles and ideas that shaped the century....
Category:Art History
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? Explore the art and culture of the eighteenth century – the age of the Enlightenment, American Independence and the French Revolution. Featured artists include: Canaletto, Boucher, Watteau, David, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Lawrence and...
Category:Art History
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? This course provides an introduction to the most important and popular movements in modern art. We will look at specific works in detail to see how and why art changed through the century. Famous artists and artworks will be presented...
Category:Art History
Study mode:At the institution
What is the course about? A survey of western art from the Gothic to the Victorian Age focusing on different styles and periods. Works of art are discussed in class and placed in a historical and cultural context. What topics will we cover? Different styles...
