THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA
Short description:
Despite the restrained, minimalistic design of its cover, this publication possesses unique artistic value as it includes burin engravings and calligraphy that are the product of 14 years of work by the artist and master calligrapher Ilya Bogdesko.
Artists:
Edition:
15 copies numbered and signed by the publisher and the artist.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
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Year of publication:1998
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Number of pages:160
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Dimensions:375 × 270 mm
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Paper:Hahnemühle (Germany), 300 g/m², handmade
Language:
Spanish, English
The novel The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha is an outstanding work of the Renaissance era, the chief creation of the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, and one that has had a substantial influence on world culture. Don Quixote is considered one of the most-read books in the world and holds second place globally after the Bible for the total number of copies printed.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations, design of the cover, layout and handwritten calligraphic texts; printing of the engravings and headpieces — IIya Bogdesco
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Konstantin Svetlov
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations, design of the cover, layout and handwritten calligraphic texts; printing of the engravings and headpieces — IIya Bogdesco
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Konstantin Svetlov
The artist created the text of the book in a calligraphic Italic cursive script.
The carefully thought-out combination of calligraphic handwriting and the literary content of the work, enriched by hand-made illustrations, turns this edition of Cervantes’s novel into a true objet d’art.
The carefully thought-out combination of calligraphic handwriting and the literary content of the work, enriched by hand-made illustrations, turns this edition of Cervantes’s novel into a true objet d’art.
The book contains 36 engravings and two decorative vignettes created in the burin engraving technique and printed by the artist’s own hand in the studio.
The work on each engraving lasted from a month up to several years, and the total number of drawings, sketches and test prints amounted to around 4,000.
The work on each engraving lasted from a month up to several years, and the total number of drawings, sketches and test prints amounted to around 4,000.
The cover of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha has a restrained, laconic design that was executed in natural leather. The title and the author’s surname are embossed on it with gold leaf.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
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:1998
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Number of pages:160
-
Dimensions:375 × 270 mm
-
Paper:Hahnemühle (Germany), 300 g/m², handmade
Language:
Spanish, English
The novel The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha is an outstanding work of the Renaissance era, the chief creation of the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, and one that has had a substantial influence on world culture. Don Quixote is considered one of the most-read books in the world and holds second place globally after the Bible for the total number of copies printed.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations, design of the cover, layout and handwritten calligraphic texts; printing of the engravings and headpieces — IIya Bogdesco
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Konstantin Svetlov
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations, design of the cover, layout and handwritten calligraphic texts; printing of the engravings and headpieces — IIya Bogdesco
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Konstantin Svetlov
Text
The artist created the text of the book in a calligraphic Italic cursive script.
The carefully thought-out combination of calligraphic handwriting and the literary content of the work, enriched by hand-made illustrations, turns this edition of Cervantes’s novel into a true objet d’art.
The carefully thought-out combination of calligraphic handwriting and the literary content of the work, enriched by hand-made illustrations, turns this edition of Cervantes’s novel into a true objet d’art.
Illustrations
The book contains 36 engravings and two decorative vignettes created in the burin engraving technique and printed by the artist’s own hand in the studio.
The work on each engraving lasted from a month up to several years, and the total number of drawings, sketches and test prints amounted to around 4,000.
The work on each engraving lasted from a month up to several years, and the total number of drawings, sketches and test prints amounted to around 4,000.
Binding
The cover of The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha has a restrained, laconic design that was executed in natural leather. The title and the author’s surname are embossed on it with gold leaf.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
THE INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE OF LA MANCHA
A handwritten edition of the world famous novel
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