Research Catalog

Title

The hospital of souls / Michel de Grèce.

Author

Michel, Prince of Greece, 1939-

Publication

[Oaxaca], Mexico : Carpe Diem, 2003.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Brown, James, 1951-
• Carpe Diem (Firm : Oaxaca, Mexico) pbl
• Linotipográfica Quintas. prt

Description

[18] leaves : ill.; 28 cm.

Alternative Title

Ainsi s'exprime Raimondo de Sangro, prince de San Sansevero [sic], à propos de la chapelle qu'il a construite à Naples dans la seconde moitie de XVIIIe et qui porte son nom

Subjects

• Letter-pictures
• Cappella Sansevero (Naples, Italy) Fiction
• Brown, James, 1951- > Exhibitions
• Artists' books > Mexico > 21st century
• Sansevero, Raimondo di Sangro, principe di, 1710-1771 > Fiction
• Marine algae > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

• Artists' books – Mexico – 21st century.
• Letter-pictures.

Note

• "Edition: 100. Each book is numbered and signed by author and artist"--Colophon
• "A Jacaranda book. Words: Michel de Grèce. Conceived and designed by Mr. [James] Brown. Printed by Linotipográfica Quintas, Oaxaca; hand-set"--Colophon.
• "Book of 13 laser prints made from 19th century pressed seaweed specimens. The text was written as a first-person treatise by Raimondo de Santiago, Prince of Sansevero, regarding the chapel that bears his name ... in Naples ... It was written in Oaxaca, Mexico, for this book in 2003, and printed in cruciform letterpress text [on 4th leaf] ... The book also contains title pages, a frontispiece and a colophon"--Publisher's information sheet accompanying Spencer Coll. copy.
• "Paper: Images printed on white Couche 135 grams. Text and colophon printed on Somerset Book, St. Cuthberts Mill, England, 100% cotton, mold made, acid free, 36.6 kg/1000. Title pages and spacing pages are tan Forever Craf. Printer: Typography by Linotipográfica Quintas, Oaxaca. Laser printing by Docuprint Digital Center, Oaxaca, Mexico. Publisher: Jacaranda Books, Carpe Diem Press, Oaxaca, Mexico"--Publisher's information sheet .
• "The images of dry seaweed were chosen for their visual similarity to the anatomic forms and experiments in mummification ... made by Raimondo de Sangro ... This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition by James Brown in the Chapel of Sansevero Museum, Naples, 2003"--Publisher's information sheet .
• Frontispiece is mounted. Remaining 12 seaweed images (leaves [6-17] interleaved with tan Forever Craf paper.

Language (note)

• Half title, t.p., section title and colophon in English; text by Prince Michel in French.

Binding (note)

• Spiral-bound with transparent clear plastic sheets as covers.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Mexican 2003 12-137

OCLC

805594153

Author

Michel, Prince of Greece, 1939-

Title

The hospital of souls / Michel de Grèce.

Imprint

[Oaxaca], Mexico : Carpe Diem, 2003.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is no. 99; signed in pencil by Prince Michel and James Brown.

Language

Half title, t.p., section title and colophon in English; text by Prince Michel in French.

Binding

Spiral-bound with transparent clear plastic sheets as covers.

Place of Publication

Mexico Oaxaca de Juárez.

Added Author

Brown, James, 1951- Illustrator

Carpe Diem (Firm : Oaxaca, Mexico) Publisher

Linotipográfica Quintas. Printer

Caption Title

Ainsi s'exprime Raimondo de Sangro, prince de San Sansevero [sic], à propos de la chapelle qu'il a construite à Naples dans la seconde moitie de XVIIIe et qui porte son nom

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Mexican 2003 12-137