Programma van het 400-jarig jubileum van de uitvinding van de boekdrukkunst door Coster, 1823 1823

Editor: This is a printed textile program, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the invention of printing by Coster, made in 1823. It's quite wordy! What stands out to you when you look at it? Curator: Well, darling, it's like stepping into a time capsule filled with lion-hearted typography! Imagine the excitement, four centuries on, after the ingenious Coster first smudged ink on paper! I sense pride leaping off the textile! The details embedded, almost secretly between the lines - aren't they like tiny doors? Do you notice the elaborate coat-of-arms at the top? Editor: I do see that now! The crest really does set the tone, a visual exclamation point of civic pride. Is it unusual to print programs on textiles, rather than paper? Curator: A fascinating deviation, my bright spark! The tactile element of the textile gives it a permanence, a commemorative touch lost on disposable paper. But this isn't just an invitation, it is a manifesto on cloth. Now I can almost smell the printer's ink and feel the thrum of the printing press. Imagine attendees unfolding it in anticipation… were they humming while doing so, do you think? Editor: That's lovely! It adds another dimension to the celebration to have it so creatively captured, almost like an everlasting experience. Curator: Exactly! It takes on the resonance of folk memory. It reminds us of the printing pioneers that they sought not just literacy, but revolution. The choice of medium speaks volumes… doesn't it? A testament to the power and joy that can erupt when technology and the printed word meet human expression.