Pagoda Memories. Golden Pagodas of Myanmar with Burmese Notes
Allix, Susan
London. (Susan Allix). 2009
A superb example of a Susan Allix illustrated book - created in its entirety by the artist - inspired by her travels in Myanmar.
From the edition limited to 10 copies on Magnani Biblos and Burmese mulberry papers, signed and numbered by Allix in pencil.
Also included, inserted loose, is the prospectus for the book, a sheet folded in three (210 x 98 mm folded) with printed text recto only and housed in a folder, a further, larger sheet folded in three (297 x 210 mm folded) with title and pictorial vignette to front cover, advertisement for Allix's 'Nonsense & Nonsense' with pictorial vignette to interior flapand with a central pocket of Kinwashi matching the endleaves of this book.
The book was conceived and created in its entirety by Allix, who made the prints (intaglio prints with 'line-drawing, aquatint, open-bite, softground, carborundum' and colour), developed the typography and mise-en-page and bound the book. Four of Allix's engravings also include applied gold leaf.
'This is a straightforward book about pagodas (or payas), the fantastical pieces of architecture that exist in their thousands in Myanmar ... As memories, the prints and their accompanying words are not concerned with historical facts and locations, or with interpretations of use or construction. They are in the nature of descriptive records of passing moments, remembered for some special quality.' (From Susan Allix's text from the prospectus for the book).
From the edition limited to 10 copies on Magnani Biblos and Burmese mulberry papers, signed and numbered by Allix in pencil.
Also included, inserted loose, is the prospectus for the book, a sheet folded in three (210 x 98 mm folded) with printed text recto only and housed in a folder, a further, larger sheet folded in three (297 x 210 mm folded) with title and pictorial vignette to front cover, advertisement for Allix's 'Nonsense & Nonsense' with pictorial vignette to interior flapand with a central pocket of Kinwashi matching the endleaves of this book.
The book was conceived and created in its entirety by Allix, who made the prints (intaglio prints with 'line-drawing, aquatint, open-bite, softground, carborundum' and colour), developed the typography and mise-en-page and bound the book. Four of Allix's engravings also include applied gold leaf.
'This is a straightforward book about pagodas (or payas), the fantastical pieces of architecture that exist in their thousands in Myanmar ... As memories, the prints and their accompanying words are not concerned with historical facts and locations, or with interpretations of use or construction. They are in the nature of descriptive records of passing moments, remembered for some special quality.' (From Susan Allix's text from the prospectus for the book).
[33 unnumbered leaves]. Folio. (340 x 248 mm). Engraved frontispiece with additional applied goldleaf (see below), printed title in burgundy and Allix's text (some also in burgundy) with section titles, some printed on Pindaya handmade mulberry paper, illustrated with 7 engravings, final leaf with justification and colophon. Full terracotta crushed morocco, front and rear boards with large onlaid sections of burgundy to claret varicoloured morocco, front board with additional gilt decoration with onlaid sections of tan morocco with curvilinear decorative tooling in gilt, red and black to form a stylised pagoda motif, handmade textured chocolate paper doublures, burgundy gilt-patterned Kinwashi paper free endleaves, custard wool-lined burgundy cloth drop-back box with leather label to spine with title in black.
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