Fauna
Designer, concept: Peter Malutzki
Letterpress printer: Peter Malutzki
Categories: Bookwork / Illustrated Books, Letterpress Books, Small Press Books, Verbo-visual Books
Reference no.:L/Ket.I-Mal.P/97-06/98.00 Place/Shelf:3AL
| Book title: | Fauna |
| Year made: | 1998 |
| Place made: | Germany |
| Original: | Yes |
| Edition: (No. in Edition) |
40 (30) |
| Dimensions: | 125 x 200 |
| Binder: | bound by Ricarda Rau |
| Physical description: | paper case binding, hard cover |
| Medium: | illustrations, text |
| Further information: | |
| Texts from Brehm's 'Illustriertes Thierleben' (Illustrated life of animals) Vol. 1 'Säugethiere' (Mammals); Vol. 2 'Vögel' (Birds); Vol. 3 'Niedere Thiere' (Lower animals); published 1807 - 1873.
Illustrated with 108 wood engravings of tools printed from the original 19th century blocks, which sit in place of the animals. Each has been ascribed an animals name as per Linnaeus' binomial system of nomenclature. The text has been printed twice, shifted over each other. |
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| Designer, concept: | Peter Malutzki () |
| Letterpress printer: | Peter Malutzki () |
All images are subject to copyright.
