Cantique des Cantiques de Salomon / Das Hohe Lied Salomos / The Song of Songs which is Solomon’s

Cantique des Cantiques de Salomon / Das Hohe Lied Salomos / The Song of Songs which is Solomon’s

Zürich: Druckrei Winterhur AG, 1966. Edition of 600, of which this is no. 327. Square 4to softcover in printed wraps. French fold binding printed in red and black. Unpaginated. Book housed in glassine wrappers (as issued). Printed in French, German, English, and Hebrew.

A modern visual interpretation of The Song of Songs which is Solomon’s featuring Frutiger’s abstract illustrations printed in red and black. All four languages are graciously laid out by Pfäffli with the French, German, and English printed in black, and the Hebrew in red. The illustrations are connected to the texts via numbered footnotes throughout the book to help guide the reader. A remarkable work of Swiss design.

Light sunning to spine and some foxing across the middle of glassine wrappers, else fine. Item #66

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