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Benedicite omnia opera.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Old Stile 39
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Benedicite, omnia opera Domini. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canticles--Translations into English.
- Canticles.
- Genre:
- Private press books (Printing)
- Printers' devices (Printing)
- Limitation statements (Publishing)
- Mould-made papers (Paper)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Garamond.
- Case bindings (Binding)
- Decorated paper bindings (Binding)
- Gold tooled bindings (Binding)
- Slipcases (Binding)
- Illustrated works.
- Poems.
- Autographs (Provenance)
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- MacNeill, Alyson (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- [64] pages : chiefly illustrations ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Llandogo] : [The Old Stile Press], [1987]
- Notes:
- "Alyson MacNeill cut the images for the pages of this book and for its binding. Nicolas McDowall hand-set the Garamond types. The printing, on damped mould-made paper from St. Cuthbert's Mill, was completed by Nicolas McDowall in July 1987 at The Old Stile Press, Catchmays Court, Llandogo, nr Monmouth, Gwent. Binding by Woolnough Fine Binding. The edition is of 225 numbered copies, signed by the artist. Number [blank]"--Colophon.
- "Garamond type, handset by Nicolas McDowall. Printed on St. Cuthbert's Mill all-rag mould-made paper, the text printed on a Victoria platen press and the illustrations on a Vandercook proofing press. 49 linocuts. Bound by Woolnough Fine Binding with sand coloured cloth spine, titled in gilt, and Canson Ingres paper covered boards printed in red by Nicolas McDowall with a design by the artist. Sand coloured Colorplan endpapers. All edges gilt. Slipcase covered in grey cloth, sides covered in grey Ingres paper with repeat linocut design by the artist, printed by Nicolas McDowall, in purple."--Harrop.
- Printer's device at colophon.
- The Benedicite (also Benedicite, omnia opera Domini or A Song of Creation) is a canticle that is used in the Roman Catholic Liturgy of the Hours, and is also used in Anglican and Lutheran worship.
- Local Notes:
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy is number 120 (the copy number supplied in manuscript) of a limited edition of 225 numbered copies, signed by the artist. See colophon.
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has compliments leaf of The Old Stile Press laid in.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: slip case retained.
- Cited in:
- Harrop, D.A. Old Stile Press-- in the 20th century, page 60
- ISBN:
- 0907664113
- 9780907664116
- OCLC:
- 17773122
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