Brigitte Schuster

Les Poetes - Making-Of

Les Poetes - a song by Jean Ferrat, Based upon the texts of Aragon

  • project: Letterpress - Metal type combined with woodletters and woodcuts
  • collaboration: Fran Sendbuehler, no bar code press (bookbinding)
  • 2008
  • This “Making-of” contains test prints on newspaper and other paper. They were necessary to realize the actual project, which is an edition of 18 posters of 22 in x 14 in.
  • Set in Sans Serif (Unknown North American typefoundry) in 14pt and 18pt Sans Serif and Sans Serif Bold in 36pt.
  • Printed at Martin Dufour’s Letterpress Studio in Montreal, on a VandercookUniversal III Power Test Press dating from 1959
  • Book description: Letterpress and woodcuts, newspaper and handmade paper, perfect binding, 60 pages, 6 x 9 in, unicum
  • Handset Letterpress Project 'Poetes' printed on posters

    Project details

Sleeve and cover of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Cover of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

First page of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Page containing prints and pencil notes of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Transparent page with print of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Printed page containing the word 'haut' of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Printed page containing the illustration of a shouting creature of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Letterpress text on page of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Transparent page of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Page with pencil notes of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

Page with pencil writings of letterpress project 'poetes'

Page with bird illustrations of letterpress project 'poetes'

Page with dog creature illustration of making-of book of letterpress project 'poetes'

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Brigitte Schuster
Published
2009-01-11