Gold : nine etchings / by Eckhard Froeschlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Froeschlin, Eckhard, 1953- book artist, engraver.

Contributor:

Edition Schwarze Seite, publisher.

Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists' books--Specimens.

Artists' books.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Quotations.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Gold in art.

Froeschlin, Eckhard,1953- (autograph).

Local Subjects:

Froeschlin, Eckhard,1953- (autograph).

Genre:

Quotations.

Specimens.

Artists' books.

Etchings.

Physical Description:

1 portfolio (10 leaves) : chiefly color illustrations ; 51 cm

Place of Publication:

Scheer : Edition Schwarze Seite, 2015.

Notes:

"Printed by the artist as an edition of 15 copies, signed and numbered ..."--Colophon.

"Text from: William Shakespeare, 'Timon of Athens', Act IV, Scene III; The Globe illustrated Shakespeare, New York, 1986, p. 1238."--Colophon.

"The nine color etchings by Eckhard Froeschlin refer to the long history of gold as a motive for passages and conquerings. Therefore all the prints have been reworked using gold leaf. The plates having been done several years before; here they appear first published as a numbered series in a cassette with a Shakespeare text condemning gold as 'common whore of mankind'. Cassette with nine color etchings with gold leaf, text handset from Bauer Bodoni italic 16 p, printed foldings. Handsetting and printing on Velin d'Arches mould made paper 250 g, 38 x 49 cm. Handbound by Roger Green, printed paper over board with embossed parchment spine."--Artist's website.

Issued in clamshell case.

Local Notes:

LIBRA Rare copy is number 6 of 15 copies.

LIBRA Rare copy is signed by the artist.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

OCLC:

1013892023

Online:

Artist's website