Craig (Edward Gordon) The Mask: The Journal of the Art of the Theatre, vol.1-4 only (of 15), numerous plates and illustrations including many reproductions of work by Edward Gordon Craig and others (early stage designs, plans and costumes), vol.2 with additional title and index leaves loosely inserted, some browning, spotting to some leaves of nos.3 & 4 of vol.1, original limp vellum with ties and lettered in manuscript, yapp edges, uncut, vol.2, 3 & 4 with original printed green or cream wrappers bound in at end (green wrappers browned at edges), rather soiled and stained, lacking most ties, vol.1-3 folio, vol.4 4to, Florence, Arena Goldoni, 1908-12. ⁂ Important magazine by the great modernist theatre-designer. Craig settled in Florence in 1907 and began a very productive period of his life, mainly concerning his magazine The Mask, which continued sporadically for twenty years and contained numerous contributions by Craig on stage design, masks, puppets etc. As Craig's son Teddy later explained, "The format of The Mask was governed by the size of the paper, which was hand-made, cheap and came from near-by Fabriano.The typography was dependent on what founts of type the printers had to hand...The layout was based on an early copy of Vitruvius that he had picked up for a few lire." Edward Craig. Gordon Craig: The Story of His Life p.231.
Craig (Edward Gordon) The Mask: The Journal of the Art of the Theatre, vol.1-4 only (of 15), numerous plates and illustrations including many reproductions of work by Edward Gordon Craig and others (early stage designs, plans and costumes), vol.2 with additional title and index leaves loosely inserted, some browning, spotting to some leaves of nos.3 & 4 of vol.1, original limp vellum with ties and lettered in manuscript, yapp edges, uncut, vol.2, 3 & 4 with original printed green or cream wrappers bound in at end (green wrappers browned at edges), rather soiled and stained, lacking most ties, vol.1-3 folio, vol.4 4to, Florence, Arena Goldoni, 1908-12. ⁂ Important magazine by the great modernist theatre-designer. Craig settled in Florence in 1907 and began a very productive period of his life, mainly concerning his magazine The Mask, which continued sporadically for twenty years and contained numerous contributions by Craig on stage design, masks, puppets etc. As Craig's son Teddy later explained, "The format of The Mask was governed by the size of the paper, which was hand-made, cheap and came from near-by Fabriano.The typography was dependent on what founts of type the printers had to hand...The layout was based on an early copy of Vitruvius that he had picked up for a few lire." Edward Craig. Gordon Craig: The Story of His Life p.231.
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