[Corvus Works] Goethe, Johann Wolfgang.
Title |
A specimen of two typefaces designed by F.H. Ernst Schneidler set to the words of Johann Wolfgang van Goethe's Prometheus. |
Date |
Blackhill, Durham: 2024 |
Publisher |
Christopher Wakeling at his Corvus Works, |
Description
Copy number '7' of an edition limited to 100 copies printed on a Schelter & Giesecke Pheonix IV press, built in Leipzig in 1905, using Zerkall Bugra Bütten and Ingres paper, and Schneidler-Mediaeval and Legende typefaces. Printed in German and English in black and red ink. Black paper covers under red printed wrappers. 270 x 198 mm, pp. [12] with a 4-page Synopsis of fount sorts and a sample text laid in, together with a printed 'Thank you' sheet.
Condition
A booklet in Fine condition, now in a clear, archival quality, protective display pocket.