Christoph Büchel: Monte di Pietà
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Author: Buchel, Christoph
Conceived by conceptual artist Christoph Büchel, this book comprises a selection of 120 texts composed of 108 reprints from ancient manuscripts, books and periodicals, and 12 newly commissioned essays, all connected with the themes explored in the “Monte di Pietà” exhibition project. The texts are presented in a unique chronological order, superimposed on the 616 pages of the 'Summa', an influential compendium by the mathematician and Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli.The reprints and essays are printed over most of the contents of the 'Summa', while some parts (illuminated decorations, initials, figures, charts, single pages or full spreads) are left visible.
ISBN 9788887029895. Fondazione Prada. pb. 732 pages. 2 colour ills. 17.2 x 12.7 cm.
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Conceived by conceptual artist Christoph Büchel, this book comprises a selection of 120 texts composed of 108 reprints from ancient manuscripts, books and periodicals, and 12 newly commissioned essays, all connected with the themes explored in the “Monte di Pietà” exhibition project. The texts are presented in a unique chronological order, superimposed on the 616 pages of the 'Summa', an influential compendium by the mathematician and Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli.The reprints and essays are printed over most of the contents of the 'Summa', while some parts (illuminated decorations, initials, figures, charts, single pages or full spreads) are left visible.
ISBN 9788887029895. Fondazione Prada. pb. 732 pages. 2 colour ills. 17.2 x 12.7 cm.
available