Heliogravure is the oldest procedure for reproducing photographic prints.
The photographic image is first etched into a copper plate which is then intaglio-printed onto dampened paper.
The calligraphy, which is based on the Gaelic script of the later medieval Irish manuscripts, was scanned and made into magnesium plates. These have been blind-debossed on each facing folio.
The heliogravures from the photographs of Alexander Troehler were printed by Arno Hassler in Crémines, Switzerland, and the calligraphy of Timothy O’Neill was printed letterpress by Jamie Murphy in Dublin.
The loose bifolia of 100% cotton paper (375 x 570 mm) from St Cuthberts Mill are presented in a vellum chemise and housed in a linen-covered, drop-back box custom-made at the Hubert Bindery in Cork.
The twelve images feature Irish land and seascapes and historic sites such as Glendalough, Thoor Ballylee and the Flaggy Shore. The accompanying calligraphy includes lines from W. B. Yeats, Austin Clarke and Seamus Heaney as well as newly translated historical texts.
Timothy O’Neill is a historian and one of Ireland’s best-known calligraphers.
Alexander Troehler is a specialist in analogue photography in the fields of art and architecture. He is based in Zurich.
The edition comprises 40 numbered copies signed by both photographer and calligrapher, with an additional 6 lettered copies, hors commerce.
Price: 2,400 euro
Contact: [email protected]
The photographic image is first etched into a copper plate which is then intaglio-printed onto dampened paper.
The calligraphy, which is based on the Gaelic script of the later medieval Irish manuscripts, was scanned and made into magnesium plates. These have been blind-debossed on each facing folio.
The heliogravures from the photographs of Alexander Troehler were printed by Arno Hassler in Crémines, Switzerland, and the calligraphy of Timothy O’Neill was printed letterpress by Jamie Murphy in Dublin.
The loose bifolia of 100% cotton paper (375 x 570 mm) from St Cuthberts Mill are presented in a vellum chemise and housed in a linen-covered, drop-back box custom-made at the Hubert Bindery in Cork.
The twelve images feature Irish land and seascapes and historic sites such as Glendalough, Thoor Ballylee and the Flaggy Shore. The accompanying calligraphy includes lines from W. B. Yeats, Austin Clarke and Seamus Heaney as well as newly translated historical texts.
Timothy O’Neill is a historian and one of Ireland’s best-known calligraphers.
Alexander Troehler is a specialist in analogue photography in the fields of art and architecture. He is based in Zurich.
The edition comprises 40 numbered copies signed by both photographer and calligrapher, with an additional 6 lettered copies, hors commerce.
Price: 2,400 euro
Contact: [email protected]