Soothsayer Revisited
(From Auguries of Innocence)

accordion book
hand made paper
fabric
includes etchings and wood block prints
text was etched (dry point) and also
printed on a Vandercook press

5.75” x 7.25” when closed
5.75” x 130.5” when opened to full length

The photos shown here are from two of the eight books made. While this is an edition of eight, each book contains subtle variations. Since the paper, printing and binding are all done by hand, each book maintains something of its own.


Colophon:
This book was made in reference to and rearrangement of Blake’s Auguries of Innocence.
The paper, etchings and wood block prints were done by the artist.

crispi press
Providence, RI
1999

edition of eight

The text included:

Soothsayer Revisited
(From Auguries of Innocence)
The Bat that flits at close of Eve
Has left the Brain that won’t Believe,
Every Tear from Every Eye
Becomes a Babe in Eternity:
This is caught by Females bright
And returned to its own delight.
To see a world in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower:
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.