Colophon
Two unpublished poems by Arturo Schwarz, two original engravings in colour by Luca Leonelli, and two pages taken from Galileo Galilei's Sidereus Nuncius (1610).
Edition of 50 copies subdivided thus:
5 alphabetically numbered copies preceded by two original engravings in colour plus a third engraving in colour pressed on paper blackened by aquatint ink with further manual work by the artist.
5 copies numbered from I/V to V/V with two original engravings in colour plus a third colour engraving on paper blackened by aquatint ink.
40 copies numbered from 1/40 to 40/40 with two original engravings in colour.
All copies are signed on the Colophon page by the poet and the artist.
The book consists of two concertina-folded pages of 16x96cm, both centrally printed with an original incision, and a white page to collect the preceding.
Cover illustrated by the artist.
Texts printed on Hahnemühle paper by Tipografia Campi (Milan). Engravings printed Arches paper on the presses of the Laboratorio di Arte Grafica (Modena).
Modena, September 2013.