Creative Activities
Be Inspired by Historic Books
You’ve been exploring books from the first centuries of print. This was an extraordinary time of invention and experimentation. Now it’s your chance to continue those experiments at home…
Here you’ll find a range of creative activities for you and your family to enjoy. We’re excited to see what you make! Please share your work with @archiveunlocked and include the hashtag #UTACreativeActivities
THE RENAISSANCE COLOURING BOOK...
Select from the categories below and discover Renaissance illustrations which are wonderful and sometimes bizarre. Print out at home, colour and display!
Characters 2
Characters 3
Animals 1
Animals 2
Places 1
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LET OUR BOOKS INSPIRE YOU...
Create a Type Composition Within a Shape
Darren Leader
Create a Decorative Drop Cap
Darren Leader
Create a Title Page
Andrew Johnson
Create a Printer’s Mark
Darren Leader
Create a Printer’s Fleuron
Andrew Johnson
Create a One Sheet Book
Paul Wolterink
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RENAISSANCE TYPE ALPHABETS
Select from one of the typefaces below and download a Renaissance alphabet. Each typeface features a range of upper and lowercase characters at various sizes. Print out at home and use with our range of creative activities.
Fell Type
Rusch
Zainer
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MEET THE UNLOCKING THE ARCHIVE COMMUNITY
Dr Tom Roebuck
Lecturer in Renaissance Literature, UEA
Tom is delighted that Norfolk is especially rich in little-known collections of scholarly books. This led him to found the Unlocking the Archive project.
Unlocking the Archive
Dr Sophie Butler
Lecturer in Early Modern Literature, UEA
Sophie believes East Anglia's Renaissance collections are truly special, and has enjoyed getting to know them even better through co-running the Unlocking the Archive project.
Unlocking the Archive
Darren Leader
Graphic Designer
Darren specialises in visual identity and communication and sees the Unlocking the Archive project as a rich resource for design inspiration.
darrenleaderstudio.co.uk
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