A tactile type - Sydney Shep on letterpress and bookmaking

About this episode

This episode explores the art of letterpress and bookmaking with insights from Sydney Shep and Liz Ngan.

That moment when 'ink kisses paper' is every letterpress artist's most anticipated. In this episode, Kadambari Raghukumar revisits a Wellington printery that's been working with the craft for over 60 years. She's joined by book historian Sydney Shep, archivist and Guy Ngan's daughter Liz Ngan. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

People in this episode

Host: Kadambari Raghukumar

Guests: Sydney Shep, Liz Ngan

Topics covered

• letterpress
• bookmaking
• art
• history
• craft
• printing

Keywords

• letterpress
• bookmaking
• printing
• Wellington
• Sydney Shep
• Liz Ngan
• craft
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Guy Ngan

Places: Wellington

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