three years The process of creating a new illustrated version The life, wealth and hardships of Lazarillo de Tormesa better known literary classic lazarillo de tormes, produced in a contemporary press but with old printing systems. The result is a newly recognized gem. ministry of culture with first prize for Best Edited Book 2022 in the category bibliophile.
the book is one of them fourteen awarded among 154 offers presented to encourage the work of publishers. The jury recognized the work as “excellent presentation on a high-quality paper” and «significant improvement of moving ratios and traditional presses» “The modern vision of a classic”.
The pressure of this lazarillo de tormes has been Managed and designed by the artist from Alicante antonio alcaraz, Professor of Drawing at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the institution that published the volume together with the Valencian printer and printer Anthony NavarroThe 85-year-old collaborates with Alcaraz at the university typography workshop where traditional printing techniques are taught for contemporary graphic editing.
The book contains many drawings one of the graphic works dozen artistsPublished with complete respect, as well as typographical. 1554 original Burgos edition“It’s not full-text like in other books we’ve done with excerpts from the text before, and so it cost us more,” says Alcaraz, “noting that it’s a contemporary edition, but it’s still a classic.”
The distinction achieved with this work underlines the assistant editor-in-chief, “While it’s a satisfaction, a very long process The pandemic caught us in the middle, but the prize is a great prize”.
Alcaraz, UPV workshop recovery of traditional printing processes graphic arts, printing machines and printing materials in danger of disappearing due to companies closing or technology changing.
In this process, the texts Lazarillo composed by hand – i.e. letter by letter – all with lead movable type from the now defunct Neufville Type Foundry in the hands of Antonio Navarro.
Printed on the printing machine Original Heidelberg knives from 1955 Despite the fact that “it’s like a living printing museum, because there is a lot of material and everything works” on a quality type of paper in the typography workshop of the Faculty of Fine Arts, the master printer said “already”. this is his last book with body 10too small,” jokes Alcaraz.
original graphic work sections have been drawn. hand made and printed by different artistsHe used traditional techniques such as , many of whom are professors in the Faculty of Fine Arts. screen printing and engravinga (wood carving). Some authors have also resorted to digital printing with an Epson plotter at the UPV Drawing Department’s Media Resources Laboratories.
Made by Binding poncho martinezA Mexican professional who lives and works in Barcelona and has collaborated with some of the most famous contemporary artists such as: Antoni Muntadas, Federic Amat, Francis Torres or Joan Fontcuberta.
New Lazarillo part of contemporary editions high bibliophile It is a limited edition, numbered and signed, consisting only of: eighty copies.
Although this award, given by the Ministry of Culture, provides recognition and prestige in addition to the editorial work, as well as the dissemination it requires, there is no financial donation, as the winning books will later be exhibited at international book fairs. LIBER, Frankfurt and Leipzig.
Source: Informacion
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