ANTIGONE
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Antigone is a famous, splendid tragedy by Sophocles, the Athenian dramatist who was one of the greatest poets of Classical Antiquity. This edition is like a precious archaeological find on account of its artistic composition, the illustrations, the unique setting of the text and the skilfully made cover incorporating ceramic reliefs.
Artists:
Edition:
25 copies numbered and signed by the publisher and the artist. Copy № 4 is in the collection of the State Hermitage.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
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Year of publication:1995
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Number of pages:52
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Dimensions:415 × 305 mm
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Paper:Hahnemühle (Germany), 300 g/m², handmade; Wenzhou (China), 230 g/m²; «Kaskad» (Russia)
Language:
Ancient Greek, Russian
According to information from Antiquity, Sophocles was the author of 123 tragedies. He entered at least 30 drama contests, competing against other tragedians, winning 24 victories and taking second place on all other occasions. Only seven of his tragedies have come down to us today, and Antigone is considered to be among the playwright’s finest works.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creation of the woodcuts, layout of the book and the Antigona typeface; printing of the woodcuts and arrangement of the text — Sergei Shvemberger
Design of the cover — Sergei Shvemberger (copies 1, 2, 5), Mikhail Kopylkov (copies 3, 4, 6–25)
Hand typesetting and printing of the title page and colophon — Sergei Yashin
Creation of the ceramic elements for the cover (copies 3, 4, 6–25) — Mikhail Kopylkov
Ceramic work (copy 5) — Viacheslav Shirokolobov
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Konstantin Svetlov
Technical assistance — Victor Davydov
The edition of Antigone produced by the Rare Books from Saint Petersburg publishing house was printed in Greek on a Risograph machine.
The text was typeset by hand using the Antigona typeface that was specially designed for this publication by the artist Sergei Shvemberger.
The Russian-language title page and colophon were printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
The text was typeset by hand using the Antigona typeface that was specially designed for this publication by the artist Sergei Shvemberger.
The Russian-language title page and colophon were printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
The book contains 32 woodcut illustrations that have never been reproduced anywhere else. The woodcuts were also printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
The cover is made from natural leather and adorned with ceramic reliefs in three different versions. The cover design for copies 1, 2 and 5 was devised by the artist Sergei Shvemberger, the design for copies 3, 4 and 6–25 by the artist Mikhail Kopylkov.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
About this edition
About this edition:
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Year of publication:1995
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Number of pages:52
-
Dimensions:415 × 305 mm
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Paper:Hahnemühle (Germany), 300 g/m², handmade; Wenzhou (China), 230 g/m²; «Kaskad» (Russia)
Language:
Ancient Greek, Russian
According to information from Antiquity, Sophocles was the author of 123 tragedies. He entered at least 30 drama contests, competing against other tragedians, winning 24 victories and taking second place on all other occasions. Only seven of his tragedies have come down to us today, and Antigone is considered to be among the playwright’s finest works.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creation of the woodcuts, layout of the book and the Antigona typeface; printing of the woodcuts and arrangement of the text — Sergei Shvemberger
Design of the cover — Sergei Shvemberger (copies 1, 2, 5), Mikhail Kopylkov (copies 3, 4, 6–25)
Hand typesetting and printing of the title page and colophon — Sergei Yashin
Creation of the ceramic elements for the cover (copies 3, 4, 6–25) — Mikhail Kopylkov
Ceramic work (copy 5) — Viacheslav Shirokolobov
Binding work — Andrei Degtev, Konstantin Svetlov
Technical assistance — Victor Davydov
Text
The edition of Antigone produced by the Rare Books from Saint Petersburg publishing house was printed in Greek on a Risograph machine.
The text was typeset by hand using the Antigona typeface that was specially designed for this publication by the artist Sergei Shvemberger.
The Russian-language title page and colophon were printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
The text was typeset by hand using the Antigona typeface that was specially designed for this publication by the artist Sergei Shvemberger.
The Russian-language title page and colophon were printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
Illustrations
The book contains 32 woodcut illustrations that have never been reproduced anywhere else. The woodcuts were also printed on a 19th-century Dingler hand press.
Binding
The cover is made from natural leather and adorned with ceramic reliefs in three different versions. The cover design for copies 1, 2 and 5 was devised by the artist Sergei Shvemberger, the design for copies 3, 4 and 6–25 by the artist Mikhail Kopylkov.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Sophocles
ANTIGONE
The famous and beautiful tragedy of one of the greatest poets of Classical Antiquity
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