Inscription: the Journal of Material Text
@inscriptionjournal.bsky.social
Inscription: the Journal of Material Text - Theory, Practice, History
eds Gill Partington, Adam Smyth, Simon Morris
email: inscriptionthejournal@gmail.com
purchase at https://inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
eds Gill Partington, Adam Smyth, Simon Morris
email: inscriptionthejournal@gmail.com
purchase at https://inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
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What are the best 2nd-hand bookshops in the UK -- if by 'best' I mean shops that tend towards (1) interestingly curated stock (2) atmosphere (bit messy, bit tumbled down -- but a place you want to be in) (3) knowledgeable staff who add something (4) inspiring. Trying to make a list!
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
What are the best 2nd-hand bookshops in the UK -- if by 'best' I mean shops that tend towards (1) interestingly curated stock (2) atmosphere (bit messy, bit tumbled down -- but a place you want to be in) (3) knowledgeable staff who add something (4) inspiring. Trying to make a list!
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"Abandoned and failed projects, ca. 1998-2025: an incomplete, chronological list" -- worth your time, from Adam Smyth, who lists all the stuff he dropped or which didn't work adamsmyth.substack.com/p/abandoned-...
Abandoned and failed projects, ca. 1998-2025: an incomplete, chronological list
[This is an updated version of the original from 2021.]
adamsmyth.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Abandoned and failed projects, ca. 1998-2025: an incomplete, chronological list" -- worth your time, from Adam Smyth, who lists all the stuff he dropped or which didn't work adamsmyth.substack.com/p/abandoned-...
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Wonderful surprise in the post from @adamwithbooks.bsky.social , his gorgeous book of, about and around a single date. Fascinating and beautiful thing.
March 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Wonderful surprise in the post from @adamwithbooks.bsky.social , his gorgeous book of, about and around a single date. Fascinating and beautiful thing.
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Delighted to see INSCRIPTION given a prominent place at Bookmorphs - terrific new exhibition on artists' books @hellenicentre
helleniccentre.org/event/bookmo...
INSCRIPTION 1, 2, + 3 are sold out & out of print. A few copies of 4 and 5 are left - snap them up via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
helleniccentre.org/event/bookmo...
INSCRIPTION 1, 2, + 3 are sold out & out of print. A few copies of 4 and 5 are left - snap them up via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
BOOKMORPHS: Artists' Books from Greece & the UK – Hellenic Centre
helleniccentre.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Delighted to see INSCRIPTION given a prominent place at Bookmorphs - terrific new exhibition on artists' books @hellenicentre
helleniccentre.org/event/bookmo...
INSCRIPTION 1, 2, + 3 are sold out & out of print. A few copies of 4 and 5 are left - snap them up via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
helleniccentre.org/event/bookmo...
INSCRIPTION 1, 2, + 3 are sold out & out of print. A few copies of 4 and 5 are left - snap them up via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
Delighted to see INSCRIPTION given a prominent place at Bookmorphs - terrific new exhibition on artists' books @hellenicentre
helleniccentre.org/event/bookmo...
INSCRIPTION 1, 2, + 3 are sold out & out of print. A few copies of 4 and 5 are left - snap them up via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
helleniccentre.org/event/bookmo...
INSCRIPTION 1, 2, + 3 are sold out & out of print. A few copies of 4 and 5 are left - snap them up via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
BOOKMORPHS: Artists' Books from Greece & the UK – Hellenic Centre
helleniccentre.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Delighted to see INSCRIPTION given a prominent place at Bookmorphs - terrific new exhibition on artists' books @hellenicentre
helleniccentre.org/event/bookmo...
INSCRIPTION 1, 2, + 3 are sold out & out of print. A few copies of 4 and 5 are left - snap them up via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
helleniccentre.org/event/bookmo...
INSCRIPTION 1, 2, + 3 are sold out & out of print. A few copies of 4 and 5 are left - snap them up via inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
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BOOKMORPHS: Artists' Books from Greece & the UK
14 October - 28 November
@joedevlin.bsky.social
@sarahbodman.bsky.social
@inscriptionjournal.bsky.social
The Hellenic Centre
16 - 18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London W1U 5AS
Curated by Fiona Mouzakitis & Despina Stavrou,Christina Mitrentse
14 October - 28 November
@joedevlin.bsky.social
@sarahbodman.bsky.social
@inscriptionjournal.bsky.social
The Hellenic Centre
16 - 18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London W1U 5AS
Curated by Fiona Mouzakitis & Despina Stavrou,Christina Mitrentse
October 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
BOOKMORPHS: Artists' Books from Greece & the UK
14 October - 28 November
@joedevlin.bsky.social
@sarahbodman.bsky.social
@inscriptionjournal.bsky.social
The Hellenic Centre
16 - 18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London W1U 5AS
Curated by Fiona Mouzakitis & Despina Stavrou,Christina Mitrentse
14 October - 28 November
@joedevlin.bsky.social
@sarahbodman.bsky.social
@inscriptionjournal.bsky.social
The Hellenic Centre
16 - 18 Paddington Street, Marylebone, London W1U 5AS
Curated by Fiona Mouzakitis & Despina Stavrou,Christina Mitrentse
Get reading! All the texts from issue 5 of INSCRIPTION: THE JOURNAL OF MATERIAL TEXT are online and downloadable for free at inscriptionjournal.com
We are a double-blind peer reviewed, green open access journal. Published by Information as Material in a partnership with Leeds Beckett University
We are a double-blind peer reviewed, green open access journal. Published by Information as Material in a partnership with Leeds Beckett University
May 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Get reading! All the texts from issue 5 of INSCRIPTION: THE JOURNAL OF MATERIAL TEXT are online and downloadable for free at inscriptionjournal.com
We are a double-blind peer reviewed, green open access journal. Published by Information as Material in a partnership with Leeds Beckett University
We are a double-blind peer reviewed, green open access journal. Published by Information as Material in a partnership with Leeds Beckett University
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A reminder that THIS is coming up next month. A week-long deep dive into the artists' book, with some amazing guest speakers and visits to key collections. Places still available so PLEASE SHARE!!!
16-20th June, London Rare Books School
Book here: ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-...
16-20th June, London Rare Books School
Book here: ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-...
May 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A reminder that THIS is coming up next month. A week-long deep dive into the artists' book, with some amazing guest speakers and visits to key collections. Places still available so PLEASE SHARE!!!
16-20th June, London Rare Books School
Book here: ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-...
16-20th June, London Rare Books School
Book here: ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-...
Hooray! We are launched!
Huge congratulations to the @inscriptionjournal.bsky.social editorial team (@gillpartington.bsky.social @adamwithbooks.bsky.social and Simon Morris) for their shiny new issue! It's full of stripes, holes, and material text fun both contained and uncontained. Have a low-res photo from the launch.
May 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hooray! We are launched!
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LAST CHANCE to sign up for this, on 23rd May! A hands-on study day in UCL special collections, exploring their most experimental magazines, from the Modernist avant-garde to the mimeo revolution.
ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz...
ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz...
May 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
LAST CHANCE to sign up for this, on 23rd May! A hands-on study day in UCL special collections, exploring their most experimental magazines, from the Modernist avant-garde to the mimeo revolution.
ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz...
ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz...
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INSCRIPTION 5 launch!
If AT LEAST 2 of the following apply to you, do drop by.
(a) you like odd, experimental books (b) you are enthusiastic about the concept of containers (c) you like articles on material texts with holes in (d) you are around London on May 14 May (e) you fancy a glass of wine.
If AT LEAST 2 of the following apply to you, do drop by.
(a) you like odd, experimental books (b) you are enthusiastic about the concept of containers (c) you like articles on material texts with holes in (d) you are around London on May 14 May (e) you fancy a glass of wine.
May 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
INSCRIPTION 5 launch!
If AT LEAST 2 of the following apply to you, do drop by.
(a) you like odd, experimental books (b) you are enthusiastic about the concept of containers (c) you like articles on material texts with holes in (d) you are around London on May 14 May (e) you fancy a glass of wine.
If AT LEAST 2 of the following apply to you, do drop by.
(a) you like odd, experimental books (b) you are enthusiastic about the concept of containers (c) you like articles on material texts with holes in (d) you are around London on May 14 May (e) you fancy a glass of wine.
Attention friends and supporters of Inscription Journal: Issue 5 on 'containers' is HERE. We will be celebrating in fine style amid the marble pillars of Senate House, Bloomsbury. Please come and join us. 14th May. Dress code: casual/cardboard box. Register here: tinyurl.com/Inscriptionlaunch
May 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Attention friends and supporters of Inscription Journal: Issue 5 on 'containers' is HERE. We will be celebrating in fine style amid the marble pillars of Senate House, Bloomsbury. Please come and join us. 14th May. Dress code: casual/cardboard box. Register here: tinyurl.com/Inscriptionlaunch
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Come and get your fingers inky. Just a few days left to register for this study day at UCL special collections. We'll be getting hands on with mimeo, lo-fi and DIY mags from the 60s and 70s. Please pass on the word! ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz...
May 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Come and get your fingers inky. Just a few days left to register for this study day at UCL special collections. We'll be getting hands on with mimeo, lo-fi and DIY mags from the 60s and 70s. Please pass on the word! ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz...
Inscription issue 5 out RIGHT NOW for purchase: inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
Here it is: all 55 beautiful metres of it, in scroll format.
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Here it is: all 55 beautiful metres of it, in scroll format.
vimeo.com/1081870144?s...
55 metres
Inscription: the Journal of Material Text - Theory, Practice, History, issue #5 on 'Containers' is presented as a continuous scroll with accompanying music…
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May 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Inscription issue 5 out RIGHT NOW for purchase: inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
Here it is: all 55 beautiful metres of it, in scroll format.
vimeo.com/1081870144?s...
Here it is: all 55 beautiful metres of it, in scroll format.
vimeo.com/1081870144?s...
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A lightning flick through some of the amazing experimental magazines we'll be exploring in this one day course, coming up THIS MONTH on 23rd May: ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz... Places still available but booking ends soon so be quick.
May 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
A lightning flick through some of the amazing experimental magazines we'll be exploring in this one day course, coming up THIS MONTH on 23rd May: ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz... Places still available but booking ends soon so be quick.
Inscription issue 5 has landed! It's all about CONTAINERS, and it has articles, artworks, and STUFF.
Snap up a copy before they are all gone ...
inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
Snap up a copy before they are all gone ...
inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
May 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Inscription issue 5 has landed! It's all about CONTAINERS, and it has articles, artworks, and STUFF.
Snap up a copy before they are all gone ...
inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
Snap up a copy before they are all gone ...
inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
THIS THIS THIS!
Interested in artists' magazines, experimental poetry journals and countercultural press? This one-day course on 23rd May explores some of UCLs most out-there periodicals. Sign up here: ies.sas.ac.uk/events/magaz...
Magazines, Art and Experiment
ies.sas.ac.uk
April 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
THIS THIS THIS!
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It’s 13 March day! If you’d like a free copy of my collage-of-one-day-from-the-past, let me know and I’ll post you 13 MARCH 1911 (unless I am besieged).
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Bookmarking Book Art – Adam Smyth
13 March 1911 (2019) 13 March 1911 (2019) Adam Smyth Perfect bound paperback. H175x W115 mm, 64 pages. Edition of 500. Acquired from Information as Material, 10 October 2020. Although unremarkable …
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March 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It’s 13 March day! If you’d like a free copy of my collage-of-one-day-from-the-past, let me know and I’ll post you 13 MARCH 1911 (unless I am besieged).
www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
books-on-books.com/2020/11/12/b...
www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
books-on-books.com/2020/11/12/b...
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... so happy to co-sign with Marie Radepont @crc-recherche.bsky.social and Étienne Anheim @crhehess.bsky.social an essay which is part of this issue @inscriptionjournal.bsky.social. Printed in a limited number of copies... don't wait if you want to have one!
Issue 5 on containers is imminent!
'Containers' considered via ESSAYS and FICTION (Joanna Kavenna) and ART WORKS (Erica Baum, Daniel Buren, Jeremy Deller, Harold Offeh + others)
Pre-order before they're all gone at inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
'Containers' considered via ESSAYS and FICTION (Joanna Kavenna) and ART WORKS (Erica Baum, Daniel Buren, Jeremy Deller, Harold Offeh + others)
Pre-order before they're all gone at inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
February 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
... so happy to co-sign with Marie Radepont @crc-recherche.bsky.social and Étienne Anheim @crhehess.bsky.social an essay which is part of this issue @inscriptionjournal.bsky.social. Printed in a limited number of copies... don't wait if you want to have one!
Issue 5 on containers is imminent!
'Containers' considered via ESSAYS and FICTION (Joanna Kavenna) and ART WORKS (Erica Baum, Daniel Buren, Jeremy Deller, Harold Offeh + others)
Pre-order before they're all gone at inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
'Containers' considered via ESSAYS and FICTION (Joanna Kavenna) and ART WORKS (Erica Baum, Daniel Buren, Jeremy Deller, Harold Offeh + others)
Pre-order before they're all gone at inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
February 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Issue 5 on containers is imminent!
'Containers' considered via ESSAYS and FICTION (Joanna Kavenna) and ART WORKS (Erica Baum, Daniel Buren, Jeremy Deller, Harold Offeh + others)
Pre-order before they're all gone at inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
'Containers' considered via ESSAYS and FICTION (Joanna Kavenna) and ART WORKS (Erica Baum, Daniel Buren, Jeremy Deller, Harold Offeh + others)
Pre-order before they're all gone at inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
Editorial meeting with Gill, Adam and Simon working on layout of Inscription number 5, on containers.
Advance orders inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
Advance orders inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
February 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Editorial meeting with Gill, Adam and Simon working on layout of Inscription number 5, on containers.
Advance orders inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
Advance orders inscriptionjournal.com/how-to-buy/
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J'adore
Inscription issue 6 (out spring 2026) is all about cuts / tears.
Here is our call for papers -- cut up.
Talk to us if you have an idea for an article!
Here is our call for papers -- cut up.
Talk to us if you have an idea for an article!
January 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
J'adore
Inscription issue 6 (out spring 2026) is all about cuts / tears.
Here is our call for papers -- cut up.
Talk to us if you have an idea for an article!
Here is our call for papers -- cut up.
Talk to us if you have an idea for an article!
January 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Inscription issue 6 (out spring 2026) is all about cuts / tears.
Here is our call for papers -- cut up.
Talk to us if you have an idea for an article!
Here is our call for papers -- cut up.
Talk to us if you have an idea for an article!
Inscription issue 6 (out spring 2026) is all about cuts / tears. Here is our call for papers. Talk to us if you have an idea for an article!
January 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Inscription issue 6 (out spring 2026) is all about cuts / tears. Here is our call for papers. Talk to us if you have an idea for an article!