A86. Nature's Heart
Title
A86. Nature's Heart
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Author:
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Description
45.5 x 58 cm (17 7/8”x 23”), 13 pages, 12 copies.
Binding: Each copy bound differently. Coptic binding. Covers are leather over boards with raised design on the cover. Title in gold on cover. End sheets grey. Paper: White, handmade by Peter and Donna Thomas. Typography: Wet pulp stenciled letters applied to freshly made sheets of paper. Illustration: Eight watercolor paintings by Donna Thomas. Notes: This description is of copy one. Each copy was made with different binding, materials, and illustrations. This description is of copy number one.
“There are twelve different versions of this book which contain the same quote from John Muir’s essay “Three Adventures in the Yosemite” but each is illustrated and bound in a completely different manner. The version described above is number one. Version number three features wood and raised decorations on the cover in the shape of trees. The title is tooled into the leaves of the trees.”
Binding: Each copy bound differently. Coptic binding. Covers are leather over boards with raised design on the cover. Title in gold on cover. End sheets grey. Paper: White, handmade by Peter and Donna Thomas. Typography: Wet pulp stenciled letters applied to freshly made sheets of paper. Illustration: Eight watercolor paintings by Donna Thomas. Notes: This description is of copy one. Each copy was made with different binding, materials, and illustrations. This description is of copy number one.
“There are twelve different versions of this book which contain the same quote from John Muir’s essay “Three Adventures in the Yosemite” but each is illustrated and bound in a completely different manner. The version described above is number one. Version number three features wood and raised decorations on the cover in the shape of trees. The title is tooled into the leaves of the trees.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: Peter & Donna Thomas
Date
1996
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Author: , “A86. Nature's Heart,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 18, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/549.