2017 · Stockholm
by (PRIVATE PRESS - SWEDEN). (STAMP OCH PRESS). ÅRLIN, RICHARD
Stockholm: Stigbergets Stamp och Press, 2017. Copy "b" OF 50 COPIES (designated A-Z and a-z). 345 x 240 mm. (13 1/2 x 9 1/4"). 38 pp., [1] leaf.
Original green printed paper wrappers, all edges dyed. Capitals printed in red and blue. With 11 total illustrations, including three full-page engravings, six smaller woodcuts in the text, and two photographic reproductions. With a translation packet into English laid in, sporting a presentation inscription by the author: "Dear Edwin, Thank you so much for your interest and support. I hope you will enjoy the English version, we had much fun doing it. Kindest regards, Richard." Accompanied by a USB card with photos and videos of the book’s production, images and links of the original printed works on which it was based.
Rear corners just slightly bumped; otherwise with no signs of wear.
This very attractive art book by Swedish printer, engraver, and typecutter Richard Årlin was presented to the friend after whom he named the type debuted in this book. Stamp och Press [Stamp and Press] was founded by Årlin in 1987 to produce books made entirely by his own hands: in addition to cutting type (and creating digital fonts), Årlin made the paper this work is printed on and operated the iron hand press that produced it. The work mixes Årlin's usual historical reproductions with contemporary art and translation. He reproduces the story of Jonah from Sweynheym and Pannartz's 1471 Bible, followed by a Swedish translation that is accompanied by original etchings. The next section reproduces a page of Gregorian chant, and the work then concludes with an informational essay. The type used in this book is derived from Sweynheym and Pannartz's second typeface, which Årlin calls "the first consistent roman font." He was encouraged to like this type, he writes, by Medievalist and collector Edwin Hall (1928-2020), who "with time tempered [his] judgment of [the] second typeface." Because of this, he named the new type in Hall's honor: "Edwino." This copy is from Hall's own library, and includes a copy of the English translation, inscribed to him by Årlin.. (Inventory #: ST16379-146)
Original green printed paper wrappers, all edges dyed. Capitals printed in red and blue. With 11 total illustrations, including three full-page engravings, six smaller woodcuts in the text, and two photographic reproductions. With a translation packet into English laid in, sporting a presentation inscription by the author: "Dear Edwin, Thank you so much for your interest and support. I hope you will enjoy the English version, we had much fun doing it. Kindest regards, Richard." Accompanied by a USB card with photos and videos of the book’s production, images and links of the original printed works on which it was based.
Rear corners just slightly bumped; otherwise with no signs of wear.
This very attractive art book by Swedish printer, engraver, and typecutter Richard Årlin was presented to the friend after whom he named the type debuted in this book. Stamp och Press [Stamp and Press] was founded by Årlin in 1987 to produce books made entirely by his own hands: in addition to cutting type (and creating digital fonts), Årlin made the paper this work is printed on and operated the iron hand press that produced it. The work mixes Årlin's usual historical reproductions with contemporary art and translation. He reproduces the story of Jonah from Sweynheym and Pannartz's 1471 Bible, followed by a Swedish translation that is accompanied by original etchings. The next section reproduces a page of Gregorian chant, and the work then concludes with an informational essay. The type used in this book is derived from Sweynheym and Pannartz's second typeface, which Årlin calls "the first consistent roman font." He was encouraged to like this type, he writes, by Medievalist and collector Edwin Hall (1928-2020), who "with time tempered [his] judgment of [the] second typeface." Because of this, he named the new type in Hall's honor: "Edwino." This copy is from Hall's own library, and includes a copy of the English translation, inscribed to him by Årlin.. (Inventory #: ST16379-146)
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