Beorum II
Subtitle: fragmentary evidence
By: Aubrey Atlas [and others] ; inspired by Kitty Maryatt
Contributors: Scripps College. Press
Publisher: Scripps College Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Claremont, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Risk-taking (Psychology); Artists' books; Bible
Notes: Includes a reprinting of a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, 2 Maccabees 2:10-3:4. The title of the book is from the running title of the leaf reproduced: [Macca]beorum II.

Endpapers contain a type specimen page of the Dale Guild Gutenberg type.

In clear plexiglass case.

Compositors: Jeff Groves (using Erhardt type), Eliza Ann Pfister (using Scripps College Old Style), Sarra Keene (using Fournier), Sarah Price (using Goudy Modern), Jenny White (using Centaur), Aubrey Atlas (using Goudy Modern), Katherine Hopkins (using Optima, Centaur, Ehrhardt Italic, and Goudy Modern Italic), Hannah Graves (using Garamond).

"This is an artist's book version of a leaf book. We decided to reproduce the Denison Library's Gutenberg leaf in order to more clearly understand the risks that Gutenberg took ... The font-set of 246 characters was cast by Dale Guild Typefoundry. ... This fragment became our touchstone for writing stories about risk. ... Nideggen and Frankfurt papers ... Scripps College Old Style was enlisted for the front and back matter ... Special thanks to Sarra Keene for the translation and transliteration of our own Gutenberg page. Students each chose their own typeface ... Images were cut into linoleum or made into photopolymer plates. Some color was painted and gold was added ... The calligraphy for the Gutenberg leaf was provided by Kitty Maryatt and friends Jane Shibata and Janet Martorello. ... This is copy number 24 in an edition of 93 copies."--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (p. preceding colophon).