Parting is such sweet sorrow . . .

The final reception is in progress downstairs in the RBS Press Room. Terry stands behind wine bottles at the makeshift bar. Students and teachers exchange cards, nibble on fruit and cheese and say their goodbyes. Many are lined up to purchase t-shirts, mugs, books, and tote bags, all bearing the image of the RBS Lion.

The origin of the RBS logo, the Lion Rampant, is from an actual wire paper making mold from the hand press period. I've wondered where it came from and was delighted to have it identified last summer in the Introduction to Descriptive Bibliography course taught by Richard Nobel and David Gantz. This is a terrific course and I highly recommend it. (Read everything before you come, many times!)

In fact, Richard Noble is downstairs now. He's here preparing for Des. Bib., as it's referred to here. He teaches it next week. This week's courses are over but next week's are just beginning. It's a full season here at RBS.

There's still much to talk about from today's class. I'd like to spend some time on RBS's version of Carter's ABC for Book Collectiors in 3-D too. But time is short. I've got to pack and hit the road. I'm traveling this weekend so there'll be a mini-blog vacation. We'll pick up where we left off next week when I return home.

In the meantime . . . parting is such sweet sorrow . . .