• 300 pages
• More than 100 illustrations
• In English language
• Released in October 2013
• L 39 x W 47 x D 7 cm
• Limited edition hand-bound in a linen clamshell case
• ISBN: 9781614281443
• 9.07 kg
  

Author

Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz Fisac ​​​​of Spanish origin is an art curator and independent art critic as well as an author. Her work has also been featured in publications such as The Art Newspaper, The European, The Observer, Beaux Arts, Architectural Digest Spain, La Reppublica and the Spanish, Italian, German and Mexican editions of Vogue. She has curated exhibitions on Balthus, Botero, Wim Wenders and Frank Stella and has written on subjects ranging from Balthus, Fernando Botero and Wim Wenders to Mahatma Gandhi and Satyajit Ray. In 2012, she organized a retrospective exhibition on Santiago Calatrava at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Craftsmanship

Assouline's ultimate collection is a tribute to the art of luxury bookmaking. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, with hand-stamped color plates on artist-quality paper, each page of this limited edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan. Covering a range of subjects from jewelry and fashion, to fine art and “impossible collections,” the ultimate collection curates culture from around the world and across the ages. Nestled in linen clamshell boxes, these books attract collectors, lovers of the printed page, and those who devour the culture of our time. Signifying a new level of sophistication for true connoisseurs, these unique books are works of art in their own right.