The University of Sofia, Bulgaria, is hosting an interdisciplinary international scientific forum, ‘Book and Type: tradition and Modernity’, which will take place in Sofia 8-10 April, 2022.
The event aims to gather specialists from the field of humanities, graphic design, typography, publishing industry, history, literature and fine arts. It will create a common platform for discussion on topics related to the modern books and fonts and also look into the historical development of type design and paper books. The forum will start with a thematic exhibition on the 7 April, 2022 and will continue as a 3-day scientific conference. A workshop entitle, ‘The OpenType Technology. will be held during the conference.
The following topics and questions which will be discussed during the forum:
The Origin of the Script in Bulgaria
The Creation of Glagolica and Cyrillic Scripts and Their Function in the Bulgarian Medieval and Revival Culture
The General Aesthetic and Semantic Principles and the Systematic Unity between the Typeface Art and Book Art
Books from the Bulgarian Revival Period (mid. 18th-19th c.). Initials, marginalias and illustrations
The Contemporary Aspects of the Art of the Book in the Humanities
Special attention will be paid to the modern digital fonts and their contribution to the development of book publishing.
CALL FOR PAPERS
We would like to suggest the following topics for your papers:
The Epigraphic Script and the Fonts
Fonts and Handwritten Scripts. The Glagolitic and Cyrillic Scripts
Trends in Developing Typefaces and Books until the Invention of the Printing Press
Book Typefaces and Design in the Period of the Hand-Press
Books in the Bulgarian Revival Period – Design, Print and Usage
Initials and Signatures – Games with Authorship
Illustrations and Meaning in the Bulgarian Periodicals
The Medieval and the Modern Cyrillic Script
Modern Font Creation Techniques and Their Influence on the Creation of Scientific Literature in the Humanities
Font and Design of the Modern Scientific Books in the Field of Humanities
The Difference between Modern Science Literature and Fiction Books
Modern Cyrillic and Glagolitic Fonts – Techniques and Expectations
We are looking forward to receiving your paper submissions (title and resume of your paper up to 250 words) to the following email: schriftbuch@gmail.com. The deadline is 1 March, 2022.
The conference will be held in the New Conference Hall of Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' or in a hybrid form with online lectures, depending on epidemiological situation.