Society of Scribes & Illuminators

The Society of Scribes & Illuminators is an organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of the arts of calligraphy and illumination.^[1] It organises exhibitions and lectures on subjects related to its fields of interest.

Illuminated page from the Book of Durrow

The SSI was founded in the United Kingdom in 1921^[2] by former students of leading calligrapher Edward Johnston. It initially had 50 members;^[3] in 1925, three quarters of the members were women.^[4] Membership is opened to professionals in the field as well as interested amateurs.

The Society held its first exhibition in 1922 at the Brook Street Art Gallery,^[5] and a display of members' work was included in the British Empire Exhibition in 1924.^[6]

Members who have reached a particularly high standard of work may be elected as Fellows of the Society, and are entitled (provided their subscription has not lapsed) to use the post-nominal FSSI.^[7]

Notable members and Fellows

• Tom Gourdie
• Thomas Ingmire
• Donald Jackson (calligrapher)
• Dorothy Miner
• Brody Neuenschwander
• Timothy Noad MBE
• Charles Pearce
• Louisa Puller
• Mildred Ratcliffe
• Ieuan Rees
• Sheila Waters
• Irene Wellington
• Mary White
• Anthony Wood

See also

• Scribe