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A pattern book of Cádiz Ornaments

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"In 2013 I designed a couple of typographic ornaments while thinking of the pavement designs around the city hall in Cádiz, Spain. The ornaments were not intended to be reproductions of any specific pavement designs, they were simply prompted by the memory of a lovely day walking around Cádiz ... And what I wanted was a book that felt like a salesman's swatch book, something assembled from different shapes and sizes, that showed potential without being restrictive, that was not too neatly put together, that had a bit of randomness to it ..." -- From artist's website, viewed 8 December 2021.

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    [New York, N.Y.]: [Russell Maret], [2021]

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    • Imprint from artist's website.
    • "Seventy-seven copies printed on a variety of vintage hand- and mould-made papers and housed in an acrylic slipcase. Handset in Cádiz Ornaments, Baker, and Hungry Dutch types."--Artist's website, viewed 8 December 2021.
    • Artist's book by Russell Maret.
    • "Designed by Russell Maret and printed by him and Sarah Moody during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ornaments were engraved and cast by Ed Rayher at Swamp Press. Of roughly 90 copies, this is number ..."--Colophon.

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