The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
2012
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Title
The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
Published
[Iowa City] : [Naughty Dog Press], [2012]
Description
1 volume : illustrations ; 26 x 26 cm
Associated name
Martin, Emily, 1953- book artist.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet. Selections.
Hark, Mary, papermaker.
Martin, Emily, 1953- inscriber.
Kuhn, James C., 1966- honouree.
Naughty Dog Press, publisher.
Bodleian Library.
Designer Bookbinders.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet. Selections.
Hark, Mary, papermaker.
Martin, Emily, 1953- inscriber.
Kuhn, James C., 1966- honouree.
Naughty Dog Press, publisher.
Bodleian Library.
Designer Bookbinders.
Note
Cover title.
"A carousel book made in response to the call for entries from the Bodleian Libraries and Designer Bookbinders for an international designer bookbinding competition in 2013. I have never made a designer bookbinding and I didn't intend to start now but I entered this competition based on two things. First I heard Richard Ovenden speak at the 2011 Codex meeting and he emphasized that they wanted artists' books for this competition. And second there was a pop-up in the call publication. I selected the excerpts after reading the play a number of times, one line of dialogue to represent the story being told in each of the five acts. I had not remembered the chorus from previous readings and I have chosen to emphasize the timelessness of the play through repetition of the chorus and insertion of modern equivalents for Verona. I have also added a commentary of my own beneath the repeated chorus. This carousel book uses a format that I devised to allow for scenes and separate text panels. The spine tabbing, also of my devising, functions both to hold the book together and to balance the thickness at the fore-edge. The text lines were letterpress printed onto Mohawk Superfine 100 lb Text paper. The images were made with an ink transfer mono-printing technique. The covers are printed on a handmade flax, abaca and linen paper from papermaker Mary Hark. The book is enclosed in a clam-shell box covered with Japanese book cloth. Edition of 9 with one artist's proof."--Artist's statement on her personal website.
"To represent the timelessness of the play's subject, the artist inserted modern equivalents for Verona (Bosnia, Israel, Rwanda, America). Bound in boards covered with an architectural monoprint in black & grey on handmade flax paper, open spine. Housed in a tray case"--Dealer's note accompanying Folger copy.
Publication information from artist's website.
"A carousel book made in response to the call for entries from the Bodleian Libraries and Designer Bookbinders for an international designer bookbinding competition in 2013. I have never made a designer bookbinding and I didn't intend to start now but I entered this competition based on two things. First I heard Richard Ovenden speak at the 2011 Codex meeting and he emphasized that they wanted artists' books for this competition. And second there was a pop-up in the call publication. I selected the excerpts after reading the play a number of times, one line of dialogue to represent the story being told in each of the five acts. I had not remembered the chorus from previous readings and I have chosen to emphasize the timelessness of the play through repetition of the chorus and insertion of modern equivalents for Verona. I have also added a commentary of my own beneath the repeated chorus. This carousel book uses a format that I devised to allow for scenes and separate text panels. The spine tabbing, also of my devising, functions both to hold the book together and to balance the thickness at the fore-edge. The text lines were letterpress printed onto Mohawk Superfine 100 lb Text paper. The images were made with an ink transfer mono-printing technique. The covers are printed on a handmade flax, abaca and linen paper from papermaker Mary Hark. The book is enclosed in a clam-shell box covered with Japanese book cloth. Edition of 9 with one artist's proof."--Artist's statement on her personal website.
"To represent the timelessness of the play's subject, the artist inserted modern equivalents for Verona (Bosnia, Israel, Rwanda, America). Bound in boards covered with an architectural monoprint in black & grey on handmade flax paper, open spine. Housed in a tray case"--Dealer's note accompanying Folger copy.
Publication information from artist's website.
Linked resources
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library ART Vol. e316: "A carousel of tragedy", The Collation (24 October 2014)
Genre/form
Pop-up books.
Artists' books.
Artists' books.
Place of creation/publication
United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City
Item Details
Call number
ART Vol. e316
Folger-specific note
Copy 8/9, signed by the artist in pencil. Purchased in honor of Jim Kuhn. Acquired from Veatchs Arts of the Book 2013-07-05.
Folger accession
268271