(Re)discovering Darkness: The Photographs of Brassai Ever since the advent of the camera, the intense desire to preserve, that is, to capture things and people and places as they are so that future people can see things as they were, persists across time and space. Photography is an art which is claimed by many […]
Author: manhattanrarebooks
Making Beautiful Things: The History and Legacy of the Cuala Press
This book seemed so unassuming, hiding amidst a sea of leather bindings and gilt detailing. But, like many things, it was its quietness, its aesthetic austerity, if you will, that caught my attention. I began to notice little, intimate details: the hand-printed labels, the delicate baby blue boards, the handmade pages, and the vibrant red […]