THE BOOK OF JOB
Short description:
The canonical Old Testament book tells of the righteous Job, whose faith is questioned by Satan and tested by God. While enduring sufferings, privations and adversities in his life, Job demonstrated his piety and received his reward. This edition includes fascinating works by the artist Yury Kuper that are full of symbolism.
Artists:
Edition:
30 copies numbered and signed by the publisher and the artist. Copy № 1 is in the collection of the State Hermitage.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
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Year of publication:2010
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Number of pages:136
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Dimensions:465 × 340 mm
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Paper:Somerset (England), 250 g/m², handmade
Language:
Russian
Within the canonical texts of the Old Testament that are numbered among the “Sapiental Books” or “Books of Wisdom”, the Book of Job occupies a special place. It gets its name from the “man of the land of Uz”, about whose life it tells. Down through the ages, the Book of Job has attracted the attention of theologians and thinkers, artists and poets for its exceptional philosophical depth, touching upon the most acute problems of human existence, and also for its striking poetic beauty.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations and the design for the metal reliefs on the cover — Yury Kuper
Printing of the illustrations — Alexander Pilko
Layout — Yevgeny Bolshakov
Hand typesetting of the text — Sergei Yashin, Victor Okonnikov
Printing of the text — Sergei Yashin
Creation of the metal reliefs on the cover — the jewellery firm Demetra (Moscow, Russia)
Artistic treatment of the fabric for the endpapers and leather for the cover — Yury Kuper
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations and the design for the metal reliefs on the cover — Yury Kuper
Printing of the illustrations — Alexander Pilko
Layout — Yevgeny Bolshakov
Hand typesetting of the text — Sergei Yashin, Victor Okonnikov
Printing of the text — Sergei Yashin
Creation of the metal reliefs on the cover — the jewellery firm Demetra (Moscow, Russia)
Artistic treatment of the fabric for the endpapers and leather for the cover — Yury Kuper
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
The text of the book was typeset by hand in the Akademicheskaya palmira typeface from the Bible published by the Moscow Patriarchate in 1988 to mark the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ (the adoption of Christianity by the Eastern Slavs) and printed
on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
The edition contains 22 unique original illustrations of fascinating beauty produced by the artist Yury Kuper in a mixed technique and very delicately hand-tinted with silver and gold. The artist employs ancient biblical symbols and allegories that superbly convey the profundity and complex philosophical content of the text.
The artist coloured and processed the book’s Italian silk endpapers and sheep leather cover by hand.
The front and back covers carry partially silvered and patinated bronze reliefs where a frame of wild plants contains the title of the book in raised letters (on the front) and a feather (on the back).
The artist’s use of plant motifs as an additional means of expression is the finishing touch in the illustration of the biblical text, its concluding metaphor. Plants are a basic symbol of the living earth and the cyclicality of nature: birth, death and rebirth.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
The front and back covers carry partially silvered and patinated bronze reliefs where a frame of wild plants contains the title of the book in raised letters (on the front) and a feather (on the back).
The artist’s use of plant motifs as an additional means of expression is the finishing touch in the illustration of the biblical text, its concluding metaphor. Plants are a basic symbol of the living earth and the cyclicality of nature: birth, death and rebirth.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
About this edition
About this edition:
-
Year of publication:2010
-
Number of pages:136
-
Dimensions:465 × 340 mm
-
Paper:Somerset (England), 250 g/m², handmade
Language:
Russian
Within the canonical texts of the Old Testament that are numbered among the “Sapiental Books” or “Books of Wisdom”, the Book of Job occupies a special place. It gets its name from the “man of the land of Uz”, about whose life it tells. Down through the ages, the Book of Job has attracted the attention of theologians and thinkers, artists and poets for its exceptional philosophical depth, touching upon the most acute problems of human existence, and also for its striking poetic beauty.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations and the design for the metal reliefs on the cover — Yury Kuper
Printing of the illustrations — Alexander Pilko
Layout — Yevgeny Bolshakov
Hand typesetting of the text — Sergei Yashin, Victor Okonnikov
Printing of the text — Sergei Yashin
Creation of the metal reliefs on the cover — the jewellery firm Demetra (Moscow, Russia)
Artistic treatment of the fabric for the endpapers and leather for the cover — Yury Kuper
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations and the design for the metal reliefs on the cover — Yury Kuper
Printing of the illustrations — Alexander Pilko
Layout — Yevgeny Bolshakov
Hand typesetting of the text — Sergei Yashin, Victor Okonnikov
Printing of the text — Sergei Yashin
Creation of the metal reliefs on the cover — the jewellery firm Demetra (Moscow, Russia)
Artistic treatment of the fabric for the endpapers and leather for the cover — Yury Kuper
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Andrei Kulikov
Text
The text of the book was typeset by hand in the Akademicheskaya palmira typeface from the Bible published by the Moscow Patriarchate in 1988 to mark the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ (the adoption of Christianity by the Eastern Slavs) and printed
on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
Illustrations
The edition contains 22 unique original illustrations of fascinating beauty produced by the artist Yury Kuper in a mixed technique and very delicately hand-tinted with silver and gold. The artist employs ancient biblical symbols and allegories that superbly convey the profundity and complex philosophical content of the text.
Binding
The artist coloured and processed the book’s Italian silk endpapers and sheep leather cover by hand.
The front and back covers carry partially silvered and patinated bronze reliefs where a frame of wild plants contains the title of the book in raised letters (on the front) and a feather (on the back).
The artist’s use of plant motifs as an additional means of expression is the finishing touch in the illustration of the biblical text, its concluding metaphor. Plants are a basic symbol of the living earth and the cyclicality of nature: birth, death and rebirth.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
The front and back covers carry partially silvered and patinated bronze reliefs where a frame of wild plants contains the title of the book in raised letters (on the front) and a feather (on the back).
The artist’s use of plant motifs as an additional means of expression is the finishing touch in the illustration of the biblical text, its concluding metaphor. Plants are a basic symbol of the living earth and the cyclicality of nature: birth, death and rebirth.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
THE BOOK OF JOB
One of the most paradoxical and controversial canonical books of the Old Testament