					Posters

				Posters have been collected since the end of the 19th. century. They originated with the printed proclamation and Public Notice of the 15th. century. The first commercial poster was posted in 1477 and by the late 18th. century army recruiting posters were common in Europe. At first they appeared in black & white, then later single colour or coloured by hand. Full colour appeared at the end of the 19th. century with the widespread use of lithography. The last great wave of poster production occurred in the 1920's & 30's before the advent of television brought the poster "golden age" to an end. Posters can be viewed as a manifestation of popular aesthetics, as social history evidence, as the epitome of a particular period, as a conspectus of print technology development or as any number of these. Posters present special problems of storage & conservation as most specimens are printed on paper made from wood-pulp and are prone to acidification, embrittlement & discoloration. (The Encyclopaedia of Ephemera” by Maurice Rickards. The British Library 2000).
Above: This poster, for Michael Moran, Round Tower House, Castle Street, Roscommon (dating, we think from the 1940’s or 1950’s) is for his opening sale. Black on blue. Right: A very interesting poster seeking tenders from interested parties for the construction of a house in Roscommon Town. Early 20th. century date. Printed by William Tully. Black on white.								Above: Poster for the sale of Cox's House in Abbey Street in 1949. Poster by Roscommon Champion. Black on white.
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