The First Principles of Latin Neoplatonism - Augustine, Macrobius, Boethius
Boethius
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BOETHIUS a set of 33 intaglio hand editioned etchings in drypoint, aquatint, line etching, open bite, plate tone and other stencil techniques David Chandler 1989 Made and printed at Kew Studio, Kew, Surrey All images strictly copyright
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A set of etchings that illustrate 33 lines of a sixth century poem. The poet Boethius was imprisoned and is visited by the lady Philosophy who resons with him in aseries of dialogues and poems. The etchings are hand printed in alimited edition set of 4. One set is in the Moeller Centre, Churchill College Cambridge. The etchings use a number of experimental techniques; aquatint and gouache lift, drypoint and traditional line etching, stencil,spray paint resist, clay resist open bite and plate tone wiping. The set is printed in one colour ink which varies from pale pink to deep clove brown according to the plate type used. The themes of the etchings loosely illustrate the Latin lines; clocks, chains, water, architectural fragements, Latin numerals, decay an texture and off cutsfrom the stencils all work to create links between the poem captions and the image above. Sometimes the link is just a rhyming shape or a playful pun.
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BOETHIUSa set of 33 intaglio hand editioned etchings in drypoint, aquatint, line etching, open bite, plate tone and
other stencil techniques
David Chandler 1989Made and printed at Kew Studio, Kew, Surrey
All images strictly copyright
