Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Verstegan, Richard, approximately 1550-1640
Title:
The pyed pyper : a passage extracted from A restitution of decayed intelligence in antiquities, by the studie & trauaile of Richard Verstegan ... London : John Norton, 1634 / images by Angela Lemaire.
Alternate Title(s):
Restitution of decayed intelligence, in antiquities. Selections
Published / Created:
Llandogo, Monmouthshire : Old Stile Press, 2002.
Physical Description:
[24] pages : color illustrations ; 34 x 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"The text was set in Hiroshige Book type and was printed from polymer plates. Angela Lemaire's images were cut on wood and lino and were printed from the original blocks in a variety of ink colours. The work was completed, during the Summer of 2002, by Nicolas McDowall at The Old Stile Press ... The paper is Fabriano Ingres and the binding was done by The Fine Bindery. ... The edition is limited to 175 copies, each numbered and signed by the artist"--Colophon.
Subject Terms:
Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character) -- Fiction.
Form/Genre:
Woodcuts (prints) | Linocuts (prints) | Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Hiroshige Book.
Contributors:
Lemaire, Angela, wood engraver. | McDowall, Nicolas, printer. | Old Stile Press, printer. | Fine Bindery (Firm), binder. | Cartiere Miliani Fabriano, papermaker. | Collection of Margaret and Neale Albert (Yale Center for British Art)