Furthest lands : ten etchings from the edge of the British Isles.
Published / Created:
London : Norman Ackroyd, 2005.
Physical Description:
1 v. : ill., map ; 29 x 41 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jason Bacon, Yale BA 1956.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"The ten etchings are published in editions of 90, with 2 exhibition proofs, 2 printers' proofs, and 3 artist's proofs. Numbers 1-45 and the proofs are collated into boxed sets ... Printed by Neil Woodall in Yorkshire and Jason Hicklin in London from copper plates etched by the artist. The paper is 280gsm Somerset rag from St. Cuthbert's Mill, Somerset, England. The Solander Box is built by Smith-Settle in Otley, Yorkshire. Typography by Hope O'Neil."--Colophon.
Contents:
From Herma Ness -- Bressay Daybreak -- Dun Caan, Raasay's Cap -- Rhum from Skye -- From Farne Islands -- Cromwell's Castle, Inishbofin -- Holkham Park from Scolt Island -- The North Sea at Dunwich -- Skellig Revisited -- Bishop's Rock.
Subject Terms:
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938- | Boswell, James, 1740-1795. Journal of a tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. | Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Shetland (Scotland) -- In art. | Skellig Islands (Ireland) -- In art. | East Anglia (England) in art. | Isles of Scilly (England) -- In art. | Ackroyd, N. -- Publisher. | Woodall, Neil -- Printer. | Hicklin, Jason -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Aquatints -- 2005.