If.3.01
Clarke, Jeremy, 1962 - ?
Fallen.
[London : Jeremy Clarke], 2018.
48 leaves : ill. ; 90 x 70 cm.
Unique copy.
Twenty-four printed leaves and twenty illustration sheets (five for each of the four seasons) laid down on the leaves of a custom bound album of sheets of heavy paper mounted on stubs.
"The four seasons' illustration sheets were created by the weather. Five sheets of watercolour paper were left exposed to the elements on a central London rooftop for the duration of each season. Paper: fabriano artistico 300gsm rough."--colophon.
"All texts are taken from the book Psalms in the Vulgar Tongue by Jeremy Clarke, published by Wounded Wolf Press, 2018."--colophon.
"Set in Cochin with historiated letters in Lucida Blackletter. Paper: fabriano artistico 300gsm hp."--colophon.
"Printing: The Document Centre, London. Binding: Walter Newbury Ltd., London."--colophon.
The illustration sheets were created in 2017.
Title taken from half-title leaf printed in blue; printed text comprises preliminary leaf, divisional half-title leaf and four poems for each season laid down to face the five illustration sheets for that season; initials printed in shades of blue, teal and purple.
First preliminary leaf is blank.
21st-century half binding of dark blue goatskin; matching dark blue cloth sides; title embossed on front cover; author's name tooled in black on lower corner of front cover. Housed in matching clamshell box of dark blue leather and cloth with embossed title on the front and blind-tooled initial 'f'' on spine; synthetic fabric strap and metal closure; detachable carrying strap secured to metal rings in spine of box.
Presented to Eton College Library by the author in November 2018.
Clarke, Jeremy, 1962 - ? Psalms in the vulgar tongue.
Weather in art.
Clarke, Jeremy, 1962 - ? donor.
England London.
B47023