Research Catalog

Title

Fragments of travel, exploration and adventure / M. Dion.

Author

Dion, Mark, 1961-

Publication

Paris : Co-published by Xn Éditions, Aurelie Geslin, In Situ-Fabienne Leclerc and Christophe Daviet-Thery, 2007.

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Additional Authors

• Geslin, Aurélie.
• Daviet-Thery, Christophe.
• Parker, Laurel.
• Xn Éditions. pbl
• In Situ / Fabienne Leclerc (Firm) pbl
• Arte-Print (Firm) prt

Description

[41] leaves : col. ill., maps; 32 cm. +

Alternative Title

Fragments of travel, exploration & adventure

Subjects

• Artists' books > France > 21st century
• Voyages, Imaginary
• Imaginary places in art
• Iris prints > France
• Dion, Mark, 1961-
• Nature (Aesthetics)

Genre/Form

• Artists' books – France – 21st century.
• Iris prints – France.

Note

• "Edition of 36 copies signed and numbered in arab numerals from 1 to 36 and 9 artists proofs numbered in roman numerals from I to IX. The first copies numbered 1 to 6 are enhanced with original drawings and annotated by the artist"--Colophon.
• Cover title.
• "This book has been printed in Iris print (Heidelberg Nexpress) by Arteprint, Brussels, on Steinbach Grain Aquarelle Blanc 250 gr ... [and 8 other papers]. Book quarter-bound in buffalo with Zerkall Nideggen and German Ingres papers. Chemise and slipcase in Dover cloth and Zerkall Nideggen paper. Pop-up maps in full buffalo leather. Binding by Laurel Parker, Montreuil. Guilding by Atelier Martial, Paris"--Colophon.
• Consists of digitally printed lithographs, photographs and text reproduced from handwriting, printed on sheets of various sizes tipped onto stubs of light green laid paper constituting the body of the book. Some stamped on verso: "Mark Dion, tropical archive drawing collection"; "M Dion herbarium."
• "In this artist's book, Dion assumes the guise of an 18th or 19th century scientist, who explores an unknown land ... and exhaustively documents the native flora and fauna"--Book arts newsletter, no. 42 (June-July 2008), p. 21.
• With, in cloth pocket inside back cover: colophon leaf; 2 popup maps mounted inside dark red leather cases; 2 digital photographic prints; 4 leaves of digitally printed text and ill., captioned "The representation of nature," "What remains to do," "Tropical sampler," "Equipment."

Binding (note)

• Publisher's half dark red leather and buff paper boards. In illustrated gray cloth chemise, stamped in gold and black; slipcase mentioned in colophon was not produced.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. French 2007 10-48

OCLC

223328192

Author

Dion, Mark, 1961-

Title

Fragments of travel, exploration and adventure / M. Dion.

Imprint

Paris : Co-published by Xn Éditions, Aurelie Geslin, In Situ-Fabienne Leclerc and Christophe Daviet-Thery, 2007.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is no. 8/36; signed in pencil by Mark Dion and dated 2007.

Binding

Publisher's half dark red leather and buff paper boards. In illustrated gray cloth chemise, stamped in gold and black; slipcase mentioned in colophon was not produced.

Place of Publication

France Paris.

Belgium Brussels.

Added Author

Xn Éditions. Publisher

Geslin, Aurélie. Publisher

In Situ / Fabienne Leclerc (Firm) Publisher

Daviet-Thery, Christophe. Publisher

Arte-Print (Firm) Printer

Parker, Laurel. Binder

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. French 2007 10-48