Manuscript

A garden of symbols with a horseman at its gate.

A4 paper size, handbound recycled paper, 132 pages

Each cover is hand cut from large sheets of natural cotton paper and impressed with a handmade silver tool, dipped in black ink.

1826, Sibiu

Carl Franz Koch publishes a collection of 233 hand-drawn saxon symbols from Transylvania.

Dating from medieval times, these emblems were practically used for marking each villages’ livestock and stored sacks of grain.

This manuscript delves into an allegorical investigation of their form and deep history, beyond their concrete meanings, while illuminating new ties and expanding possibilities.

third edition with 185 symbols, winter 2025

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