Marks of Genius (Collector's Edition) - Hardcover

Stephen Hebron

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851244417 ISBN 13: 9781851244416

Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

This Collector's Edition of Marks of Genius designed in the Bodleian Library is quarterbound in Nigerian goatskin with gold tooling and blind blocking on the spine and front cover, and comes with a matching blocked, lined slipcase. It is limited to 350 individually numbered copies. Every copy is signed by the author and contains a hand-numbered limited declaration.

Marks of Genius pays tribute to some of the most remarkable testaments to genius throughout human history, from ancient texts on papyrus and the extraordinary medieval manuscript The Douce Apocalypse to the renowned children's work The Wind in the Willows. Bringing together some of the most impressive treasures from the collections of the Bodleian Libraries, it tells the story of the creation of each work and its afterlife, offering insight into the breadth and depth of its influence as well as its power to fascinate.

Illustrating works from Euclid, Dante and Handel to Einstein, Austen and Gandhi, Marks of Genius showcases over 100 books and manuscripts that constitute the pinnacle of human creativity and which we continue to revere and revisit.
More information on the Collector's Edition:
Limited to 350 copies

Printed on Tatami paper with coloured inks

Handbound in Finedon, Northamptonshire by the Fine Bindery in Nigerian goatskin

Quarter binding and faux vellum, with edges also tipped in goatskin

Blocked blind and in gold

Presented in a lined slipcase bound in faux vellum with a blind blocked panel and raised printing

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Hebron has published widely in the field of British Romanticism, and curated a series of exhibitions at the Wordsworth Trust in Cumbria, England. His previous publications include: John Keats: A Poet and His Manuscripts (The British Library, 2009) and Shelley's Ghost (2010).

Review:

“Where can you find locks of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s and Mary Shelley’s hair alongside the fragments of Sappho’s poetry? At the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, England. And also in the book Marks of Genius. . . The book includes writings and drawings and ephemera dating from ancient times to the twentieth century.” ( Los Angeles Times 2014-09-03)

"What makes Marks of Genius such a gem is the opportunity to witness the handwritten output of geniuses through the ages. You can find a photograph of equations concerning the age and expansion of the universe that Albert Einstein wrote on a blackboard during a talk in 1931. . . . You can also take in images of the Magna Carta . . . and the manuscript of The Wind in the Willows." ( Boston Globe 2014-10-11)

“Marks of Genius is a must. . . . The photographs are rich and detailed, and each entry features illustrative historical context. . . . Collecting this material in one place allows viewers to build a multifaceted understanding of genius.”  ( Choice 2015-01-26)

“Fascinating. . . . Balancing erudition with clarity, the catalogue is an invaluable guide to some of civilisation’s textual cornerstones.” ( Financial Times 2015-04-06)

About this edition

• Publisher: Bodleian Library Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1851244417
• ISBN 13: 9781851244416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360