Gallery of diverse handmade woodblock prints, printed on our 15th-century reproduction Printing Press.
The Griffin Queen woodcut draws inspiration from the Triumphal Arch, a famous woodcut print created by German artists including Albrecht Dürer in 1515 for Emperor Maximilian I.
The wood block for this project is made of lovely cherrywood and measures 185 × 185 millimeters.
Size: 210x210mm
Available in the shop.
"Typography is the art of preserving all arts" ‒ Woodcut print on hand-made linen laid paper from Ruscombe Paper Mill.
Linden wood block. The quote is from the inscription on the facade of the house once occupied by Laurent Koster at Haarlem. The graphics and type are inspired by the title page of the
Liber Chronicarum (Book of Chronicles or Schedel's World History).
Size: 300x210mm (A4)
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Print isn't dead!
Woodblock print with an illustration based on an original from 1490 by Jorg Glockendon, a woodblock cutter, printer, and painter from Nuremberg.
Linden woodblock. Printed using our reproduction 15th-century hand press, on high-quality French handmade linen laid paper from Ruscombe Paper Mill.
The colored version is hand-painted with vermillion, yellow ochre, malachite+verdigris, and umbra.
Size: 320x230mm
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This woodcut print is based on an original illustration from the so-called Swabian Chronicle, originally printed in 1486 by Konrad Dinckmut in Ulm, Germany.
This illustration was cut on a block of linden wood, and handprinted on handmade rag-laid paper, also made in the Prelo workshop.
While cutting this block, I kept thinking that many areas were probably not deep enough, but I was wrong. The first try was the final result. Don’t get me wrong, there are a couple of fails on the image, but they are part of the process (and charm!) which are also found in originals.
Size: 300x215mm
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This print of St. Birgitta of Vadstena was initially made for the event "Birgitta Festival" in Maribo, Denmark, commemorating the life of the famous late medieval saint.
Image cut on a linden woodblock, based on an original from the 15th century. The first run was printed on linen-laid paper from the extinct Griffen Paper Mill (Old Cleeve 115 gms).
The current edition is handprinted on heavy-weight handmade laid paper, made in Fabriano, Italy.
Size: 135x195mm
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