Creator
Karl Young, translator
Title
The Seafarer.
Coverage
Bangor, ME:
Publisher
Tatlin Books
Date
1990
Subject
Signed, unnumbered in edition of 85 copies. Slipcased. Manuscript pages lettered by Nancy Leavitt. Printed letterpress using hand set types & photo-engraved plates at Tatlin Books. Binding designed and assembled by Daniel E. Kelm.
Description
The survival of this book seems miraculous, suggesting a riddle or a pilgrimage. The book apparently transcribed in the tenth century and given to Exeter Cathedral in the eleventh. Round stains on its cover suggest that it was used as a coaster for beer mugs; gouges show it was used as a cutting board. It has been through a fire and several soakings. – Karl Young
Source
From the Collection of Carolee Campbell