May 20, 2016

JOHN AUBREY: MY OWN LIFE - Ruth Scurr / AUBREY’S BRIEF LIVES - John Aubrey

John Aubrey: My Own Life and Aubrey’s Brief Lives provide comprehensive and immersive accounts into the life of 17th Century philosopher and writer John Aubrey.

Although an alternative direction was eventually chosen for the covers of the two books - Aubrey’s Brief Lives incorporates a reproduction of John Aubrey’s bookplate - we like to give some insight into the work in progress stages behind creating some of our covers on the blog. The concept for the books originally involved use of the linocutting technique; shown here with the designer working an image into a linoleum surface, inking the sheet with a roller and then impressing the image onto paper.

Both books published by Vintage Classics are available now.

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