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Here Be Dragons

How Jason conquered the Golden Fleece – the third and last chapter in the series "Hic Sunt Dracones - Here Be Dragons"   

Letterpress and woodcut printing

the argos

Initial drawing on cherrywood for the booklet's cover.

How Jason conquered the Golden Fleece is the third and final chapter of the edition which began in 2023 with the Lyfe of Saynt George. 


Dragons have long haunted the imagination of the Western world. From antiquity through the Middle Ages – and beyond – these mythical beasts have filled manuscripts and early printed books, often as fearsome creatures vanquished by legendary heroes.


Among them is Jason of Iolcos, who, to reclaim his rightful throne from his usurping uncle Pelias, embarks on a perilous quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece of Colchis.

 

This eight-page booklet, printed with woodcuts and letterpress, presents an adaptation of the chapters detailing the slaying of the dragon and the conquest of the Golden Fleece from The History of Jason, first translated from the French and printed by William Caxton in 1477.


The Here Be Dragons booklets can be collected and bound into a single volume.


The pre-orders are closed, thank you to everyone who reserved a copy. 

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