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Aethelwold Etc
Twenty-six letters inspired by other letters and non-letters and little bits of poetry

Item date(s): 2009

Russell Maret


Pages: unpaged
Size: 375mm
Inscription: Signed by the artist
Edition: VI / XI


Place publication: Port Chester & New York
Publisher: Artists Book

Additional notes:
Rendered with accompanying notes.

The text and "images" were printed from 163 plates in 105 different colors on a hand-fed Vandercook Universal 111 proof press. The texts are set in Iohann Titling, Cancellaresca Milanese !!, Gill Flare Greek, Leitura Primeira, Utopia Sans, and Textura Inglese, all of which were designed specifically for this book by Russell Maret. The text was proofread by Susan and Annie Schlechter and John and Kate McGonigle. The paper is Hahnemuhle Bilbio; the binding is a sewn-board structure with an alum tawed goat skin spine and Twinrocker handmade paper covers. The book was bound and boxed in the large state of Texas by Craig Jensen and Gary McLerran at Book Lab II.

The standard edition is housed in a cloth covered drop-spine box. There are forty-four copies numbered 1 - 44. The deluxe edition is housed in a quarter leather and cloth covered drop-spine box (400mm). It is accompanied by a suite of unbound prints of the twenty-six letters and a diary recording every ink color used to print them. There are eleven copies numbered I - XI.

Ref: GB/12417







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