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Как святой Франциск обратил к Богу свирепейшего Губбийского волка How Saint Francis converted the ferocious wolf of Gubbio to God St. Petersburg 1996 455 x 270 mm. Edition: 17. Copy no. 5/17 |
How Saint Francis converted the ferocious wolf of Gubbio to God is one of the Fioretti [The Little Flowers], a beloved collection of stories about Saint Francis of Assissi (1182–1226). Karasik lithographed the text made by in brush using bronze paint and black initials on grey paper. The title-spread, three double page and five single page compositions as well as one quarter-pagelength illustration and an end piece are lithographed in colour. In total there are seven folded sheets (28 pages) bound within a purple coloured flyleaf inside brown cardboard covers in a 17 copy edition. The slipcase, of the same material as the cover, has a lithograph in red. An appendix with the original Italian text as well as a German translation has been added to the book. |