"The book is built around five signatures called 'intermezzos' attached to a concertina spine. Each intermesso has a unique abstract acrylic painting on paper; an image of an historic sea battle printed on transparent film; a Renaissance-era painting of Aphrodite colored with acrylic wash; and a page with cutout windows. The book concludes with a pop-up square-rigged vessel containing the images of Admiral Nelson and Aphrodite." -- Colophon. Charles Hobson made the two-layer monotype portraits of Admiral Nelson and Emma Hamilton which have been reproduced as high-resolution digital prints on transparent film as the frontispiece. The cover and slipcase have been covered in handmade paper called Canal made in Quebec that has been embossed with a pattern of netting for the slipcase" -- Colophon." Issued in slipcase. Library copy is 18/35. IaU Limited edition of 35 copies ; numbered and signed by Charles Hobson. The cover contains a lenticular photograph fabricated at RWC Digital Graphics, Fort Worth, Texas, combining an image of Aphrodite with an age-of-sail sea battle scene. The text paper is BFK Rives. The books were assembled by Charles Hobson and Alice Shaw. Mary Daniel Hobson assisted with editing the text. John DeMerritt, Emryville, California, made the slipcases and covers for edition" -- Colophon."
OCLC:
(OCoLC)227004328
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.