The Baltimore Catechism / Chris Fritton, Rick Royer
Entry/Object ID
2025.16.17
Description
Letterpress. Pale wooden case in the shape of a book, with one half being the covers and the second being the spine, which has a fabric lining at the back. Opening it by puling out the spine is a set of unbound leaves, wrapped in black gauze. Text and illustration in black. printing information on the last page. First page is a laser cut design showing parts of the title page. Edges of the pages are rough.
Collection
Howard Kistler
Dimensions
Height
19.5 cm
Width
14.1 cm
Parts
Drawer style wooden box shaped like a book (in two parts) with laser etched title on top of slipcase and front of drawer.
Unbound, un-numbered leaves (37) in black gauze wrapper, fist page has a laser cut image
Book Details
Author
Chris Fritton, Ric Royer
Volume/Number/Issue
No 63 of 75
Date Published
2010
Printer
Chris Fritton
Binding
Binding Type
Unbound
Binding Designer
Chris Fritton
Binding Notes
Loose leaves wrapped in gauze, rather than bound.
Notes
Colophon - Letterpress printed on reclaimed Somerset velvet Radiant white 255 gsm paper with a Vandercook T4 proofing press, digitally typeset using typefaces from P22 Type Foundry. Wooden cases were etched and pack panel seats cut at AS 220 Labs in Providence, RI. Written in Baltimore, MD in 2010. Designed, etched, printed, assembled by Fritton in November 2012.
