Xenagogy X
Other Contributors
Robyn and John Horn
Description
"X has never been common in the English language, and just .02 percent of the dictionary begins with this rare letter. For letterpress printers using wood type, the X is often missing from a font, or the poor sort has had its reverse side surrendered for carving a sorely needed A or E instead. During a residency at Shooting Star Press in Little Rock, Arkansas, I had the opportunity to explore the huge wood type collection, full of rare and exotic specimens. Inspired by the extraordinary xenodochy (hospitality) of my hosts in contrast to our country’s disturbing xenophobia (fear of foreigners), I set out to create Xenagogy X, a guidebook. Words led by the letter X are surrounded by their definitions and framed by X specimens, all bound in an X-cordion. An independent variable, an unknown value, the letter X serves to expand and excite." - Jessica Spring
Publisher
Springtide Press
Subject
Language and creative writing
Extent
10" x 7.5" closed, expands to 24"
Style
Bound in varnished railroad board covers
Material
Letterpress printed with handset wood and metal and Ludlow-cast type. Printed on French Speckletone paper.
Technique
Hand-set metal and Ludlow cast type press
Date
2019
Recommended Citation
Spring, Jessica, "Xenagogy X" (2019). Rollins College Book Arts Collection. 10.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/book_arts/10
Other Information
Signed and numbered by the artist, edition number 27 of 45. More information on the artist book and other works of the artist can be found here: http://www.vampandtramp.com/finepress/s/springtidePress.html