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. It organises exhibitions and lectures on subjects related to its fields of interest.
The SSI was founded in the United Kingdom in 1921 by former students of leading calligrapher Edward Johnston. It initially had 50 members; in 1925, three quarters of the members were women. 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, and a display of members' work was included in the British Empire Exhibition in 1924.
Members who have reached a particularly high standard of work may be elected as Fellows of the Society, and are entitled to use the post-nominal FSSI.