Development images

Title

Development images

Shelfmark

MS. Tom Phillips 132

Summary

Large-format development images, comprising various portraits of Dante, a painted title page and transparancies of illustrations from the book and a copperplate engraving of ?flames:

Canto 6, image 1; black and white reference image of pig printed on acetate, for the Talfourd Press edition

A study for half-title: INFERNO; early version of final design, black and white, printed on acetate

Black and white image printed on acetate. Unable to find reference to this in final prints

Two studies for half-title: INFERNO; black speckled design, early version of final design, printed on acetate

A study for half-title: INFERNO; early version of final design, black and white, printed on acetate

A study for half-title: INFERNO; early version of final design, black and white, printed on acetate, ground residue present

Black and white image printed on acetate. Unable to find reference to this study in final prints

Black and white reversed image printed on acetate. Unable to find reference to this study in final prints

A study for half-title: INFERNO; early version of final design, line drawing printed on acetate

A study for Canto 19, image 4; key motif printed on acetate, 'SERVO DE SERVI' printed on acetate. Labelled 'Gold No. 2'

Black and white photograph by Vernon Miller of the Turin Shroud, printed on acetate; reference image for Canto 9, image 3 in Talfourd Press edition

A study for half-title: INFERNO; early version of final design, black and white, printed on acetate

Black and white image printed on acetate. Unable to find reference to this study in final prints

Two studies for half-title: INFERNO; early version of final design, printed on acetate, ground residue present

Canto 2, image 2; fleur de lis printed on acetate, for Talfourd Press edition, black ink residue present

Black and white image printed on acetate. Unable to find reference to this study in final prints

Canto 4, image 4; painting on acetate

Canto 5, image 4; image of Adam and Eve printed on acetate

Canto 7, image 3; background printed on acetate

Black and white photograph of material, printed on acetate

Canto 19, image 2; printed on acetate, ground residue present

Canto 19, image 4; black and white print on acetate

Canto 9, image 3; black and white print on acetate

Canto 19, image 4; 'SERVO DE SERVI' printed on acetate

Canto 1, image 4; image of 2 greyhounds printed on acetate

Latin script; printed on acetate, ground residue present

Canto 30, image 3; images of fleur de lis coin and male saint figure coin, printed on acetate, ground residue present

Two fleur de lis images printed on acetate

Multiple fleur de lis pattern printed on acetate; border of red tape (loose)

Fleur de lis image printed on translucent acetate paper, ground residue present

Canto 10, image 4; line image printed on acetate. Annotation reads 'Black' 'One other plate blended, pink at the bottom to yellowish cream at the top'

Canto 16, image 3; leopard border printed on translucent acetate, overlain with red acetate borders. Annotation reads 'light brown'

Image of greyhounds printed on acetate

Canto 7, image 3; image printed on acetate, ground residue present

Canto 31, image 4; fleur de lis motif printed on acetate, ground residue present

Canto 31, image 4; pen drawing of fleur de lis motif on translucent acetate paper

Canto 17, image 3; line image of fleur de lis motif

Canto 24, image 4; image printed on acetate

Canto 4, image 3; image of frame printed on acetate, centre cut away. Annotation reads 'Malerfast Black'

Three A3 acetate prints of African mask pattern; used in Canto 3, image 1; and Canto 32, images 1 & 2

Title Page; "The Divine Comedy of Dante Algheri", painted typography on brown paper, with pencil annotations; for the Talfourd Press edition

A1 white card printed with grey rectangles containing images of heads, 4 larger pink rectangles with images of heads, and small colourful prints of heads overlain. Print annotated '1/2 tone over Nielzo'

A1 white card; four grey rectangles containing printed images of heads

A1 white card; four monochrome prints of studies of heads labelled 'bleach out 4'

A1 white card; four blue prints of studies of heads labelled 'bleach out 6'

A1 white card; four coloured prints of studies of heads

A1 white card; four coloured prints of heads with pink rectangular backgrounds

A1 white card; four coloured prints of heads with pale pink rectangular backgrounds

A1 white card; four coloured prints of heads

A1 white card; four coloured prints of heads

A1 white card; four coloured prints of heads with pale pink rectangular backgrounds

A1 white card; four orange prints of heads, fourth head overlain with gold

A1 white card; four green prints of heads, fourth head overlain with gold

A1 white card; four coloured prints of heads

A1 white card; four coloured prints of heads with grey rectangular backgrounds

Canto 14, image 3; copper plate engraved with canto design

Date

c. 1979

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box