Pressing Ventures at the Rylands
| Dates: | 10 November 2023 |
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| Times: | 13:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Drop-in session |
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| Organiser: | John Rylands Library |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | General public |
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Part of the Being Human Festival, the John Rylands Research Institute and Library hosts two engaging drop-in activities inspired by Dr Edmond Smith's research into cultural and social practices of economic development, investment and risk.
Explore archives that give hints to the logic behind key investment decisions which positioned Manchester as the world’s first industrial city. See the Columbian Press spring into action as you explore the risks taken by early printing innovators. You can also take away a freshly printed copy of William Caxton’s printer’s device.
Dr Edmond Smith is lead investigator in ‘Risky Business: Investing in Innovation and Britain's Economic Development, 1600-1750' supported by the Economic and Social Research Council.
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John Rylands Research Institute and Library
150 Deansgate
Manchester
Gtr Manchester
