Canto XXIII: The Hypocrites (from the book Michael Mazur, Etchings: L'Inferno, Dante)
Artist: Michael Mazur (American, 1935 - 2009)
Publisher: Mary Ryan Gallery , 2000
Author: Robert Pinsky (American, born 1940)
Printer: etchings: R. E. Townsend Editions, Georgetown, MA (Robert Townsend)
type: Wolfe Editions, Portfland, ME (David Wolfe)
Binder: portfolios: Harcourt Bindery, Boston (Samuel Ellenport)
box: Portfoliobox, Inc., Providence, RI
Author: Dante Alighieri (Italian, 1265-1321)
Date: 2000
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (651 x 501mm)
Medium: Etching and letterpress
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund
Object number: 2003.1BB
DescriptionOriginal prints: 41 etchings with aquatint on Arches Cover White paper
Text: letterpress on UV Ultra paper (typeface: Adobe Weiss Italic, Adobe Optima)
In this edition of fity portfolios, Mazur's etchings are printed on Arches Cover White with accompanying bilingual text on UV Ultra papers. They are encased in two red silk tri-fold portfolios at Harcourt Bindery, Boston, under the supervision of Samuel Ellenport, and are contained in a box created by Portfoliobox, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island. These are signed and numbered 1-50.
There also exists a separate edition of 25 bound books with a bilingual text printed on Frankfurt White and bound in red-silk boards and slipcase. These are signed numbered in Roman numerals I-XXV on the colophon page. Each book contains one additional loose print.
Text: letterpress on UV Ultra paper (typeface: Adobe Weiss Italic, Adobe Optima)
In this edition of fity portfolios, Mazur's etchings are printed on Arches Cover White with accompanying bilingual text on UV Ultra papers. They are encased in two red silk tri-fold portfolios at Harcourt Bindery, Boston, under the supervision of Samuel Ellenport, and are contained in a box created by Portfoliobox, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island. These are signed and numbered 1-50.
There also exists a separate edition of 25 bound books with a bilingual text printed on Frankfurt White and bound in red-silk boards and slipcase. These are signed numbered in Roman numerals I-XXV on the colophon page. Each book contains one additional loose print.
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