Ehrmann: Desiderata. Press print
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20050054
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»Despite all its pretence, the drudgery and the broken dreams, this world is beautiful. Be careful. Strive to be happy!«
Our poster of Max Ehrmann's Desiderata is produced by the printers of the Gutenberg Museum using the letterpress printing technique. German version.
Format: 31,5 cm x 45,5 cm
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Hand-gilded
Format ca. 45 x 32 cm, frame format 54 x 43 cm
These high-quality prints are produced as a handpress print in three
colours on the Korrex Hannover on handmade paper bearing the Gutenberg
Museum watermark. Finely embossed gold embellishments are added to the
tempera ink colouring using a skill very few artists still master. A base
material is applied to the paper layer by layer in an elaborate and
time-consuming process to form a platform for the 22-carat gold leaf. This
raises the ornaments from the surface of the paper to perfectly display
the elegant shimmer of real gold.
More variants from €14.00*
The Book of Daniel
€218.00*
Frame:
unframed
|
Variants :
Hand-gilded
Gutenberg Bible II/131v, The Book of Daniel (1,1-18):
»Anno tertio regni Ioachim...«
This page describes Daniel's life at court as a prisoner of King Nebuchadnezzar. It's an ode to a puristic lifesytle, with Daniel existing on a diet of vegetables and water. It extols the virtues of inner composure, diligence and abstinence, with the help of which great goals can be more easily achieved. Our variants
Standard
Ribbed deckle-edge paper, format 42 x 30 cm
Three-colour press prints produced on historical Gutenberg Museum machines
(Original Heidelberg Cylinder) in three different print runs on
mechanically-produced, hand-torn, ribbed deckle-edge paper. The outlines
of ornamentation are also printed.
Hand-coloured
Ribbed deckle-edge paper, format 42 x 30 cm, frame format 48 x 36 cm
The standard pages (see above) are coloured by hand by our artists using
tempera and gold inks.
Hand-gilded
Format ca. 45 x 32 cm, frame format 54 x 43 cm
These high-quality prints are produced as a handpress print in three
colours on the Korrex Hannover on handmade paper bearing the Gutenberg
Museum watermark. Finely embossed gold embellishments are added to the
tempera ink colouring using a skill very few artists still master. A base
material is applied to the paper layer by layer in an elaborate and
time-consuming process to form a platform for the 22-carat gold leaf. This
raises the ornaments from the surface of the paper to perfectly display
the elegant shimmer of real gold. Deluxe (Berlin Bible)
More variants from €14.00*
The Book of Daniel. Berlin Gutenberg Bible
€1,490.00*
Gutenberg Bible II/131v: The Book of Daniel (1,1–18):
»Anno tertio regni Ioachim...«
This page describes Daniel's life at court as a prisoner of King Nebuchadnezzar. It's an ode to a puristic lifestyle, with Daniel existing on a diet of vegetables and water. It extols the virtues of inner composure, diligence and abstinence, with the help of which great goals can be more easily achieved. The initials in the deluxe version show Daniel in the lion's den and a helper bringing him food and drink. The manufacture of our deluxe page
Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact
reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce
them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great
concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century.
The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark
and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex
Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with
everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in
red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand
(rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces
left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for
the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are
illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally,
the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished.
Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cmStorage
Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade
presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An
informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its
manufacture is also included.
Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and
airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer
strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two
weeks.
The Book of Isaiah. Berlin Gutenberg Bible
€1,690.00*
Storage:
Grey presentation folder
Gutenberg Bible II/46: The Book of Isaiah (1.1–6):
»Nemo cum prophetas…«
Isaiah describes the desolate situation in Jerusalem, one of chaos and disease similar to that in the lost city of Sodom. He foretells the downfall of the Assyrian and Jewish nations. He's also the first prophet of Israel to proclaim the coming of the Messiah. The Preface of Jerome that precedes this book in the Gutenberg Bible isn't included in modern-day versions of the Good Book. The illumination in our handmade reproduction is based on the Berlin copy of the Gutenberg Bible. The page heading is girded by a jay on the right and a hoopoe symbolising thanks to God on the left. The initial N of the prologue shows Isaiah with a saw. An initial V denotes the start of the Book of Isaiah as a blue letter. Tendrils of leaves, flowers and fruit grow from both initials. A tiny monkey clambers up the centre vine. The manufacture of our deluxe page
Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact
reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce
them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great
concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century.
The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark
and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex
Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with
everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in
red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand
(rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces
left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for
the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are
illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally,
the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished.
Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cm Storage
Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade
presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An
informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its
manufacture is also included.
Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and
airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer
strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two
weeks.
The Book of Jeremiah. Berlin Gutenberg Bible
€1,790.00*
Storage:
Burgundy presentation folder
Gutenberg Bible II/70v: The Book of Jeremiah (1,1–10):
»Jeremias propheta…«
»Behold, I have put my words in your mouth«
This print includes the final passage in the Book of Isaiah, the Prologue of Jerome and the first ten verses in Jeremiah 1. God appoints Jeremiah his prophet. The illumination in our handmade reproduction is based on the Berlin copy of the Gutenberg Bible. One remarkable attribute here is the rich gilding of the initial
»I«
in
»Jeremias propheta«; this has a rare intricate, raised design with additional illumination on the top layer of gold. The manufacture of our deluxe page
Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact
reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce
them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great
concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century.
The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark
and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex
Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with
everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in
red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand
(rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces
left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for
the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are
illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally,
the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished.
Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cmStorage
Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade
presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An
informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its
manufacture is also included.
Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and
airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer
strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two
weeks.
The Book of Job
€218.00*
Frame:
unframed
|
Variants :
Hand-gilded
Gutenberg Bible I/280, The Book of Job (1,1–17):
»Vir erat in terra us«
This page from the Gutenberg Bible describes Job's life of prosperity, faith and family harmony. The illumination emulates that of the Berlin State Library copy of the Gutenberg Bible. Our variants
Standard
Ribbed deckle-edge paper, format 42 x 30 cm
Three-colour press prints produced on historical Gutenberg Museum machines
(Original Heidelberg Cylinder) in three different print runs on
mechanically-produced, hand-torn, ribbed deckle-edge paper. The outlines
of ornamentation are also printed.
Hand-coloured
Ribbed deckle-edge paper, format 42 x 30 cm, frame format 48 x 36 cm
The standard pages (see above) are coloured by hand by our artists using
tempera and gold inks.
Hand-gilded
Format ca. 45 x 32 cm, frame format 54 x 43 cm
These high-quality prints are produced as a handpress print in three
colours on the Korrex Hannover on handmade paper bearing the Gutenberg
Museum watermark. Finely embossed gold embellishments are added to the
tempera ink colouring using a skill very few artists still master. A base
material is applied to the paper layer by layer in an elaborate and
time-consuming process to form a platform for the 22-carat gold leaf. This
raises the ornaments from the surface of the paper to perfectly display
the elegant shimmer of real gold. Deluxe (Berlin Bible)
More variants from €14.00*
The Book of Job. Berlin Gutenberg Bible
€1,990.00*
Storage:
Grey presentation folder
Gutenberg Bible I/280, The Book of Job (1,1-7):
»Vir erat in terra us...«
This page of the Gutenberg Bible describes Job's life of prosperity, faith and family harmony. The illumination emulates that of the Berlin State Library copy of the Gutenberg Bible. The ornaments in the centre of the columns culminate in wonderfully ornate tendrils at the bottom of the text. The blue miniature in the initial depicts Job in his misery, with three dogs licking his wounds.The manufacture of our deluxe page
Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact
reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce
them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great
concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century.
The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark
and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex
Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with
everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in
red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand
(rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces
left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for
the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are
illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally,
the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished.
Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cm
Storage
Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade
presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An
informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its
manufacture is also included.
Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and
airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer
strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two
weeks.
The Book of Proverbs. Berlin Gutenberg Bible
€2,690.00*
Storage:
Grey presentation folder
Gutenberg Bible II/1: Book of Proverbs (1,1–18)
The second volume of the Gutenberg Bible begins with the Book of Proverbs. The lavishly embellished first page of the Berlin Gutenberg Bible cites the counsel given by Solomon, son of David and king of Israel, to his sons, daughters and subjects to live a life of consideration and faith. The initial
»J«
of the prologue fills the inner margin as a broad ornamental border of blue acanthus vines edged in gold. From the lavish tendrills curling along the lower edge of the page a fabulous golden dragon rises up into the centre margin, with the creeper from its mouth forming the initial
»P«
. This shows King Solomon with a crown and blue cloak next to a pupil clad in a loincloth. The manufacture of our deluxe page
Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact
reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce
them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great
concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century.
The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark
and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex
Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with
everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in
red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand
(rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces
left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for
the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are
illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally,
the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished.
Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cm Storage
Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade
presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An
informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its
manufacture is also included.
Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and
airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer
strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two
weeks.
The Book of the Maccabees. Berlin Gutenberg Bible
€1,490.00*
Storage:
Grey presentation folder
Gutenberg Bible II/162: The Book of the Maccabees (1,1–25) The preceding Prologue of Jerome is found in neither the Latin Vulgate nor in modern-day Bibles. The Book of the Maccabees, also not part of today's Bibles, tells the story of the Jew's battle for independence from the Seleucids. The illumination in our reproduction is based on the Berlin copy of the Gutenberg Bible. The initial
»E«
depicts Judas Maccabeus with a shield. Birds perch in the rich ornamental foliage while an ape clambers up the left-hand margin. The manufacture of our deluxe page
Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact
reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce
them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great
concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century.
The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark
and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex
Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with
everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in
red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand
(rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces
left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for
the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are
illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally,
the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished.
Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cmStorage
Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade
presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An
informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its
manufacture is also included.
Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and
airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer
strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two
weeks.