Folio Archives 398: Disasters of War by Francisco Goya LE 2014
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Disasters of War by Francisco Goya LIMITED EDITION 2014
This is a horrible book, well as far as its contents are concerned. The main volume is a beautifully presented portfolio of 85 drawings by Goya, most depicting the horrors of the war in Spain against Bonaparte and the subsequent famine in Madrid while 16 of them are allegorical caprichos.
The etchings were done between 1810 and 1820 and given by Goya to his friend Ceán Bermúdez, an art collector, and portray the reality and cruelty of warfare in the days before photography. The collection is now housed in the British Museum.
This facsimile is the first ever produced and are captioned in pencil by Goya. It is accompanied by an expert commentary that introduces Goya and his art then describes and explains each of the 85 etchings.
The edition was limited to 980 copies and on publication cost £445.
Be warned, some of the drawings below are quite graphic.
FACSIMILE VOLUME
This is a reproduction of all 85 etchings, printed on the recto page in a landscape format, leaving all verso pages blank. It is bound in brown leather with a gold blocked leather title label on the spine, and is printed on Insize Chagall Candido paper. It has 176 pages and marbled endpapers by Jemma Lewis. Goya's signature is printed in gold on the bottom page edge.
COMMENTARY VOLUME
The commentary volume by Mark McDonald, has a biography of Goya followed by a discussion of Goya as a printmaker and the connection of Goya to the Peninsula War. Then each of the etchings is described and explained. The book has 23 integrated colour illustrations, is bound in black cloth with letterpress printed front label, has maroon endpapers and 72 pages.
SOLANDER CASE
Bound in black cloth with Wibalin lining and an indentation to house both volumes. There is gilt titling on the edge. The front has a letterpress printed title label and is blocked in gilt with Goya’s signature. The box measures 32.3x37.7x6.3cm.
The brochure for this edition can be found on the FSD wiki HERE.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
This is a horrible book, well as far as its contents are concerned. The main volume is a beautifully presented portfolio of 85 drawings by Goya, most depicting the horrors of the war in Spain against Bonaparte and the subsequent famine in Madrid while 16 of them are allegorical caprichos.
The etchings were done between 1810 and 1820 and given by Goya to his friend Ceán Bermúdez, an art collector, and portray the reality and cruelty of warfare in the days before photography. The collection is now housed in the British Museum.
This facsimile is the first ever produced and are captioned in pencil by Goya. It is accompanied by an expert commentary that introduces Goya and his art then describes and explains each of the 85 etchings.
The edition was limited to 980 copies and on publication cost £445.
Be warned, some of the drawings below are quite graphic.
FACSIMILE VOLUME
This is a reproduction of all 85 etchings, printed on the recto page in a landscape format, leaving all verso pages blank. It is bound in brown leather with a gold blocked leather title label on the spine, and is printed on Insize Chagall Candido paper. It has 176 pages and marbled endpapers by Jemma Lewis. Goya's signature is printed in gold on the bottom page edge.
COMMENTARY VOLUME
The commentary volume by Mark McDonald, has a biography of Goya followed by a discussion of Goya as a printmaker and the connection of Goya to the Peninsula War. Then each of the etchings is described and explained. The book has 23 integrated colour illustrations, is bound in black cloth with letterpress printed front label, has maroon endpapers and 72 pages.
SOLANDER CASE
Bound in black cloth with Wibalin lining and an indentation to house both volumes. There is gilt titling on the edge. The front has a letterpress printed title label and is blocked in gilt with Goya’s signature. The box measures 32.3x37.7x6.3cm.
The brochure for this edition can be found on the FSD wiki HERE.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
2ian_curtin
Very much wanted to get this one, but couldn't justify the price to myself. Ah, regret! Looking back now, £445 seems positively modest compared to recent LE offerings.
Thanks for the (as ever) comprehensive presentation, Warwick.
Thanks for the (as ever) comprehensive presentation, Warwick.
3mr.philistine
>1 wcarter: Excellent photography as usual and another fine example from the Joe Whitlock Blundell era!
And hand-marbled endpapers to complement the (almost marbled!) calfskin. This extract from the prospectus linked on the 'Complete List of FS Books' page discusses the binding. I don't recall any other FS book (limited or standard) that use this leather treatment for the covers.
The LEC has two matching examples of sheepskin binding hand-marbled in Mexico.
1. History of the Conquest of Peru, 1957
2. Discovery and Conquest of Mexico, 1942
And here is a link from J Hewit & Sons Ltd discussing the process of tree calf marbling:
https://www.hewit.com/skin_deep/?volume=15&article=1
And hand-marbled endpapers to complement the (almost marbled!) calfskin. This extract from the prospectus linked on the 'Complete List of FS Books' page discusses the binding. I don't recall any other FS book (limited or standard) that use this leather treatment for the covers.
The LEC has two matching examples of sheepskin binding hand-marbled in Mexico.
1. History of the Conquest of Peru, 1957
2. Discovery and Conquest of Mexico, 1942
And here is a link from J Hewit & Sons Ltd discussing the process of tree calf marbling:
https://www.hewit.com/skin_deep/?volume=15&article=1
