A vintage wooden printing press with a large roller and lever stands on colorful tiled flooring. Papers hang in the background, creating a nostalgic atmosphere.

Dr. Ad Stijnman

PhD University of Amsterdam, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London

Dr Ad Stijnman (PhD University of Amsterdam, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London) is a professional printmaker and an independent scholar of historical printmaking processes, specialising in manual intaglio printmaking techniques. He has lectured and published widely on the subject, including his seminal, award-winning book Engraving and Etching 1400–2000: A History of the Development of Manual Intaglio Printmaking Processes (2012). Together with Elizabeth Savage he co-edited their award winning Printing Colour 1400–1700: History, Techniques, Functions and Receptions (2015). His curatorial activities include exhibitions on medieval prints, early modern colour prints and Rembrandt’s etchings on Japanese paper.