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001 $ 21/80
003 $ UK-LoRAA
005 $ 20210618095044.3
041 0 # $a eng
044 # # $a uk
100 1 # $a Ackroyd, Norman
245 1 4 $a The Barra Isles : ten etchings
260 # # $a [London] $b [Norman Ackroyd RA] $c 2016
300 # # $a [4] p., [10] leaves of plates : $b chiefly illustrations, 1 map ; $c 26 x 40 cm.
500 # # $a 10 prints : aquatints ; sheets 23 x 37 cm, in box 26 x 40 cm and [4] pages ; 23 x 38 cm
500 # # $a "The etchings are printed by Neil Woodall in Yorkshire from copper plates etched by the artist. The paper is 280gsm Somerset rag paper from St. Cuthbert’s Mill, Somerset, England. The solander box is built by Smith-Settle in Yorkshire. Typography and letterpress by Niamh Clancy. © Norman Ackroyd 2016." [colophon].
500 # # $a A set of ten etched landscapes depicting the Barra Isles, also known as Bishop's Isles, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Accompanied by letterpress description of the plates, with map of the islands ([4] pages). Laid in a black and silver wrapper, the front of which bears a map of the Barra Isles.
500 # # $a With prospectus loosely inserted.
505 0 # $a 1. Sinclair's Castle -- 2. Castlebay -- 3. The Cliffs of Sandray -- 4. Inner Heisker -- 5. Mingulay Bay -- 6. Lianamul -- 7. Gunamul -- 8. Geirum Mor -- 9. Sloc na Beiste -- 10. Barra Head.
562 # # $a The ten etchings are published in editions of 90 with 2 exhibition proofs and 2 printer’s proofs. Numbers 1-50 and the proofs are collated into boxed sets of which this is No. 48. Numbered and signed in pencil by the artist on the colophon. Each plate is also titled, numbered (48/90) and singed by the artist.
562 # # $a Numbers 1-50 of each edition are collated into 50 numbered solander boxes, measuring 15.5” x 10” x 1”, with associated cartography and typography. [prospectus].
563 # # $a Housed in a black solander box lettered in gilt on the spine: "The Barra Isles. Norman Ackroyd. 2016." Deckle-edged paper.
653 # # $a Livres d'artistes
653 # # $a Artists' books
653 # # $a Aquatints
700 1 # $a Ackroyd, Norman $e artist/designer $e etcher $e publisher
700 1 # $a Woodall, Neil $e printer
700 1 # $a Clancy, Niamh $e letterpress printer $e typographer
710 2 # $a Smith Settle $e binder
710 2 # $a St Cuthberts Mill $e paper manufacturer