COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Books Collection
Record
Filename:
Price_Alter Book_2.JPG
Identifier:
Price_Alter Book_2
Artist:
Price, Robin
Other contributors:
Wareham, John; Gerald Lange; Keiji Shinohara; Paul Shaw; Daniel Kelm
Title:
Altar Book For Gorecki
Publisher:
Robin Price
Edition:
50 of 60
Year:
1996
Creation Decade:
1990-1999
Creation Century:
20th Century
Dimensions:
32 x 17.7 cm
Typeface 1:
Guild Samson uncial
Typeface 2:
Perpetua
Description:
slip-top wood box, opens to reveal a folded, hard panel triptych inspired by "The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" by Henryk Gorecki: lyrics in Polish and English translation; includes bird illustrations from 17th century copperplate engravings by Francis Willughby; box design and structre by Nichols Woodworking
Illustration processes:
copperplate engraving prints were photographed and digitally adapted into polymer plates; Woodcut was designed and carved by Shinohara; Typeface printed onto Wahon paper;
Call number:
N7433.98 A48 1996
