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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.
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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]
