The Library will host a talk by J.F. (Chip) Coakley
Title: A Passion for Distinct Typesetting and Printing in Hebrew, Greek, and Syriac at The Jericho Press
Date: September 23
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Library Commons
Summary: Very few boutique, private presses throughout the world specialize in fine printing with the typography of ancient languages like Hebrew, Greek, and Syriac. Alexandria, VA is lucky to be home to one of them: The Jericho Press. J. F. (Chip) Coakley, the founder and owner of The Jericho Press, will speak about his passion for the typography of these three Biblical languages and his experience with fine printing with these types for over forty years in both the U.S. and England, where he acquired type directly from Oxford, Cambridge, and elsewhere.