Codex 2017
Stephanie Gibbs
It's time for Codex 2017, a gathering of book artists, publishers, and collectors in California. Read about the event at the New York Times: https://nyti.ms/1vtplFJ
I am exhibiting four artist book editions, as described below and available for purchase (email stephanie.gibbs@gmail.com for details):
Indigo pigment pastepapers by Stephanie Gibbs. Photographs of the Catskill water supply system in process of construction, 1918, with A topographical map of Hudsons River, Claude Sauthier, 1898, both from The New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Printed on Asuka paper on an Indigo printer. Full cloth binding.
Edition of 22. 2016. $175.
Botanical engravings from A Curious Herbal, Elizabeth Blackwell, 1739, from the New York Public Library Digital Collections. Herbal remedies from historic sources. Monoprints on pages from the Encyclopedia Britannica, volume C, 1969, by Stephanie Gibbs. Printed on Asuka paper on an Indigo printer. Bound in quarter cloth.
Edition of 20. 2016. $175.
Family Style
Recipes collected by Helen Marchese, primarily from the late 1940s through the 1980s. Endpapers from Paul Bercy, Simples Notions de Francais, New York, 1894.
Printed on Mohawk Superfine on an Indigo printer. Bound in a three part binding with stamped linen spine and gingham fabric over boards.
Edition of 50. 2017. $200.
Amissa Anima: a book of the dead
Two volumes. Eye engraving, Dioptrique oculaire, Chérubin d’Orléans, 1671. The Spirit Photographs of William Hope, the National Media Museum. The Ouija, Kennard Novelty Co., Museum of Talking Boards.
Printed on Asuka on an Indigo printer with Joss paper endpapers. Bound in laminated Asuka paper over marbled paper.
Edition of 50. 2016. $250.
