Gods & Heroes, Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece
Jacques Schiffrin, New York, New York, 1946
Description
Juror Notes
It is not new to choose decorations from Greek vase paintings for a book of Greek mythology. But it is unusual to find them used well. In addition Pantheon has managed to include 764 condensed pages in a not too thick octavo appropriately bound. There is value, charm and solid worth in this book, but the color of the text printing is uneven.
Collections:
Fifty Books of the Year (1947)
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book
Credits
- Designer
- Jacques Schiffrin
- Illustrations
- Greek vase paintings, line cuts
- Authors
- Gustav Schwab, Werner Jaeger (introduction)
- Translator
- Olga Marx and Ernest Morwitz (from the German text and its Greek sources)
- Trim size
- 5.75 x 9 inches
- Pages
- 764
- Price
- $6.00
- Typefaces
- Scotch [Linotype] 11.5 pt., 1 pt. leading, Type Measure: 25 x 44 picas
- Compositor
- H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Printers
- H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Co., Inc., Bingham Photo Engraving Co.
- Printing method
- from electrotypes
- Paper
- S.D. Warren’s #1854 Text, 37 x 49–230/M
- Paper supplies
- Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons
- Binder
- H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Binding materials
- Holliston Zeppelin [#3166], black ink and imitation roll gold
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books, Inc.
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