Research Catalog

Title

Passi sulle cime dei gelsi / Giuseppe Penone.

Author

Penone, Giuseppe.

Publication

Santa Monica : Edition Jacob Samuel, 2000.

Supplementary Content

Reproduction of text and ill. on publisher's Web site

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Samuel, Jacob, 1951-
• Ferriss, Les.
• Rötzscher, Klaus-Ullrich S.
• Edition Jacob Samuel. pbl

Description

[25] leaves : ill.; 44 cm.

Uniform Title

Passi sulle cime dei gelsi. English & Italian

Alternative Title

Passi sulle cime dei gelsi.

Subject

• Penone, Giuseppe
• Nature > Poetry
• Nature in art

Genre/Form

• Artists' books – United States – 20th century.
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Bauer Bodoni.

Note

• "The edition is limited to twenty-one copies: numbers 1-10 are bound books; 11-21 are loose portfolios. There are four sets of artist's proofs"--Colophon.
• "Designed & printed by Jacob Samuel. The printing assistant was Eric Ziemann. The plates were made in the artist's studio in San Raffaele (Torino), Italy during February of 2000. Techniques used include softground etching, spitbite, hardground etching, whiteground aquatint, and drypoint. The plates were printed on Lana Gravure and Gampi natural from Hiromi Paper International. Typography and letterpress by Les Ferriss. The typeface is Bauer Bodoni. Bookbinding & portfolio boxes by Klaus-Ullrich S. Rötzscher"--Colophon.
• Consists of 14 bifolia of Lana Gravure paper, comprising title leaf followed by a blank leaf; 10 bifolia with a text on first recto and a print on second recto; bifolium with text on both rectos; bifolium with print on first recto followed by a blank; colophon leaf followed by a blank. Two additional bifolia form the endpapers.
• Illustrations: 11 prints : etching, mixed technique ; full-page. Printed chine collé on Gampi paper.

Language (note)

• Texts by Penone in Italian and English. Chiefly in verse; dated from 1983 to 1999.

Binding (note)

• Bound copies: Publisher's quarter brown snakeskin and buff amatl paper; issued in cream paper-covered slipcase with blind-embossed snakeskin pattern.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2000 10-285

OCLC

78906788

Author

Penone, Giuseppe.

Title

Passi sulle cime dei gelsi / Giuseppe Penone.

Imprint

Santa Monica : Edition Jacob Samuel, 2000.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is no. 6/21; signed in pencil by Penone and dated 2000.

Language

Texts by Penone in Italian and English. Chiefly in verse; dated from 1983 to 1999.

Binding

Bound copies: Publisher's quarter brown snakeskin and buff amatl paper; issued in cream paper-covered slipcase with blind-embossed snakeskin pattern.

Connect to:

Reproduction of text and ill. on publisher's Web site

Place of Publication

United States California Santa Monica.

Added Author

Edition Jacob Samuel. Publisher

Samuel, Jacob, 1951- Printer of plates

Ferriss, Les. Printer

Rötzscher, Klaus-Ullrich S. Binder

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2000 10-285