12 Verses from The Day Dream by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Allix, Susan
London. (Susan Allix). 1995
An extraordinary object masterpiece by Susan Allix: an arch-shaped book with painted binding housed and displayed within its painted glass dome.
From the edition limited to 17 copies on Somerset mould-made paper, signed and numbered in black ink by Allix.
The book was conceived and created in its entirety by Allix, who made the prints, developed the typography and mise-en-page and bound the book.
Tennyson's poem 'The Sleeping Beauty' with its themes of dream, inspiration and escape, was published first in 1830 before he expanded it after the death of Arthur Hallam, renaming it 'The Day Dream'. Susan Allix selected all of 'The Sleeping Palace' section of the poem and single stanzas from the sections 'The Sleeping Beauty', 'The Arrival' and 'The Departure' and two from 'The Revival'. Tennyson's final version before reworking in 1848 for a dramatic performance of the poem was of nine sections including the prologue and epilogue.
From the edition limited to 17 copies on Somerset mould-made paper, signed and numbered in black ink by Allix.
The book was conceived and created in its entirety by Allix, who made the prints, developed the typography and mise-en-page and bound the book.
Tennyson's poem 'The Sleeping Beauty' with its themes of dream, inspiration and escape, was published first in 1830 before he expanded it after the death of Arthur Hallam, renaming it 'The Day Dream'. Susan Allix selected all of 'The Sleeping Palace' section of the poem and single stanzas from the sections 'The Sleeping Beauty', 'The Arrival' and 'The Departure' and two from 'The Revival'. Tennyson's final version before reworking in 1848 for a dramatic performance of the poem was of nine sections including the prologue and epilogue.
[44 unnumbered leaves]. Shaped 8vo. (150 x 170 mm). Half-title, printed title and Tennyson's verse with printed section titles on different paper stock, linocut decoration and illustration throughout with additional hand- and pochoir colouring, final leaf with justification. Aubergine crushed morocco by Susan Allix with paper onlays to front and rear boards with additional watercolour, printed title to front board in purple, canvas onlay to spine with additional watercolour, two asymmetrical onlaid sections of tan crushed morocco wrapped around spine and over boards, aubergine paper pastedowns, endpapers with additional watercolour, all edges with additional watercolour decoration, housed in glass dome with additional painted decoration and white painted wooden base with additional colouring.
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