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An artist's book by Judith Mason, referencing La Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri, the Florentine poet, signed and numbered 37/100, published by Ombondi Editions, New York, 1996, hand bound by Eric Zimmerman at Markey & Asplund, Foster, Rhode Island or Furi Fine Art Books, Pretoria, in full leather binding using sheepskin Nappa from the Karoo (with buffalo imprint) and calf vellum, with a leather slip case.
Notes
Another example of this publication is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington.
Exhibited
Smithsonian Libraries, Washington, Magnificent Obsessions: Why We Collect, 7 November 2018 to 1 July 2020. Another example of the publication exhibited in Section 3: Capturing Creativity.
Literature
Standard Bank Gallery (2008) Judith Mason: A Prospect of Icons, Johannesburg: Standard Bank Gallery. Another example illustrated in colour on page 112.
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