John DePol Pattern Papers

Beginning in the 1950s, the American master of wood engraving, John DePol (1913–2004), cut small, endgrain blocks featuring subjects from nature, the heavens, the book arts, and fantastical abstract/

geometrical designs. Pattern papers were created from many of these images, printed, and used as binding papers for fine-press books. Illustrated in Endgrain Designs & Repetitions: The Pattern Papers of John DePol are 117 of these image units and patterns. The Legacy Press is pleased that it has exclusive license to publish ten John DePol Pattern Papers, eight of which are still in-print. These can be purchased at $5.00 per sheet plus shipping by emailing thelegacypress@gmail.com.

Specifications: Offset-printed on Mohawk Superfine (Softwhite, Eggshell-finish, 80# text), 16.5 x 22 in. (full bleed), grain direction short. Shown below in color are the image units and the Pantone Matching System reference (#).

Branches

#5753

Brush

#385

Bulbous

#281

Curls

#1817

Pisces

#549

Shells

#424

Stream

#1675

Tooth

#5473

Triangle

#411

Whirl

#Black

For an edition binding or other projects requiring a significant numbers of sheets, you can order a John DePol Pattern Paper printed to your specifications; email thelegacypress@gmail.com for more information about the many pattern units that are available. Once the pattern unit and color has been chosen, I will send you a pdf of the sample pattern and an estimate.

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