Elisabeth Parth, Mag.phil.

Elisabeth Parth, Mag.phil.
Born in Landeck, Austria in 1966.
Studied Romance philology and comparative literary studies at the
University of Vienna.
Several longer stays in Japan between 1994 and 1997.
Has been focussing on book arts and editorial work since 1997.
Founded edition ps the same year, together with the printmaker and
future husband Michael Schneider for the publication of bibliophilic
books as well as artist‘s books.
Visiting professor for book arts at Webster University in St.Louis,
USA (2005) and Adjunct Professor at Webster University Vienna
(2007, 2010). Taught the class for “creative book development” at
the summer academy art didacta from 2007 to 2012 in Innsbruck,
Austria.
Member of the editorial team at both Wiener Kunsthefte (publisher:
Die Kleine Galerie, Vienna) from 2004 to 2005 and at Um:druck, the
magazine for printmaking and visual culture (publisher: Prof. Dr.
Philipp Maurer) since 2006. Strong focus on the topics book arts and
book culture for both publications.
Book Art (selection)
H.C. Artmann
yokaze no uta / nachtwindsucher
Istanbul/EYE editions, 1996. 100 numbered &
signed copies.
81 pages, 25,5 x 18 cm, 300 g.
7 woodcuts by Michael Schneider. Letterpress prints from
polymer plates by Bruno Gitterle, Imst. Text in German and
Japanese (Japanese characters (kanji) and pronunciation),
Japanese translations by Midorikawa Masumi.
Japanese kozo-shi paper by Ozu Washi, Tokyo.
Concept & layout by Elisabeth Parth. Cover from
handmade Japanese paper (50% pulp, 50% kozo)
with watermarks & binding (kangxi) by Washi No Sato,
Saitama. In spruce and poplar wood box.
Coll.: Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, University of Applied Arts
Vienna, Lyrik-Kabinett Munich/Germany, Tyrolean Government
Austria, Federal Chancellery/Austria
Elisabeth Parth, Michael Schneider
printing by numbers
St. Louis/Vienna, 2002. 2 numbered & signed copies
20 pages, 47 x 33 cm, 1500 g.
2 wood-block prints (cover) + 6 wood-block prints, 4 Polymer Intaglios in
combination with 10 frottages (book) and Letterpress print (cover) by Michael
Schneider. Japanese Hosho-paper, 85 g/qm, by Fine Art Papers, St. Louis/USA.
Coptic binding by Elisabeth Parth, Vienna. In spruce wood box.
Coll.: Webster University (St. Louis/USA)
Ralf Schlatter
Maliaño stelle ich mir auf einem Hügel vor
Vienna, 2003/2004. 25 numbered copies
28 pages, 21 x 21 cm, 950 g.
Letterpress print in white and blue by Michael Schneider & Elisabeth Parth,
Vienna. Handmade paper from cotton fibre, indigo blue dyed by
Papierwespe, Vienna. Concept, layout & Coptic binding with transparent
synthetic yarn by Elisabeth Parth, Vienna. Book cover (cast of polyurethan,
indigo blue dyed) by Eduard Tauss, Vienna. In balsa wood box.
Coll.: Aichi University of Fine Arts (Nagoya/Japan)
Artist’s Books (selection)
Michael Schneider
unentschlüsselte tafel . rekonstruktionen
Holzdrucke 1993 bis 1998
Supervision
Layout
Artist‘s book with Multi-Media-CD-ROM, comments by
Monika Knofler (Art historian), Georg Kremnitz (Linguist),
Manfred Kremser (Ethnologist), with the composition
»Hesustains« by Endo Takumi.
Hardcover, with transparent dust jacket
80 pages, 17 Ill., 23,5 x 21,5 cm. 1998
Edition size (regular): 1.000 copies
Edition size (special): 100 copies
ISBN 978-3-9500872-1-5 (german/engl./jap.)
ISBN 978-3-9500872-0-8 (special edition incl. 1 wood-block print)
Elisabeth Parth (Hg.)
Spuren des Gebrauchs
By students from the Austrian St. Georgs-Kolleg in
Istanbul and Michael Schneider.
Supervision
Concept
Layout
Binding
Leporello fold between Birch-plywood (3 mm), treated with natural
wax and polished, in grey board slipcase, 48 pages, 21,5 x 14 cm. 1999
Edition size: 300 numbered copies
ISBN 3-9500872-2-2 (german)
Michael Schneider
r.u.t.
Artist‘s book, with an introduction by Philipp Maurer.
Supervision
Concept
Layout
Binding
Buchdruck
Asian bookbinding, Cover from 3mm card board with letterpress print.
46 pages, 28 Ill., 26 x 21 cm. 2001-2003
Editon size: 100 copies (german/engl.), 25 copies (other languages)
ISBN 978-3-9500872-4-6 (german/engl.)
ISBN 978-3-9500872-6-0 (2nd enlarged edition)
ISBN 978-3-9500872-7-7 (engl./span.)
ISBN 978-3-9500872-8-4 (german/jap.)
Michael Defner
Monograph, with comments by Sieglinde Hirn,
Gerhard Larcher and Michael Schneider.
Supervision
Concept
Layout
Binding
Embossing
Letterpress print
Japanese binding (kikko), cover with letterpress print from
polymer plates, in slipcase with embossing from Aluminium
clichés (name & motif ). 100 pages, 150 Ill., 28 x 21 cm. 2002
Edition size: 100 copies
ISBN 978-3-9500872-5-3 (german/engl.)
Yota Hanazawa
mori
Supervision
Concept
Layout
Artist‘s book, with comments by Christine Pellé
and Yoshio Kato.
Softcover, in slipcase from orange pressboard with letterpress
print from polymer plates in blue.
96 pages, 48 Ill., 21 x 28,2 cm. 2004
Edition size: 300 copies
ISBN 978-3-900169-00-8 (engl./french/jap.)
Claudia-Maria Luenig
reaffiliations. Sightings/Wahrnehmungen
Exhibition catalog with works by female artists from
Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia,
Austria and Slowenia.
Softcover, 52 pages, 92 Ill., 29 x 20,5 cm. 2005
Edition size: 100 copies
ISBN 978-3-900169-03-9 (german/engl.)
Supervision
Concept
Layout
Sylvie Tubiana
waga sugata
Supervision
Concept
Layout (with S.T.)
Artist‘s book with photographs by Sylvie Tubiana. With
11 Haiku by Masumi Midorikawa and the Essay
»The Snow‘s Light« by Daniel Keene.
Softcover, in darkblue slipcase with foil embossing in white.
96 pages, 30 Ill., 21 x 28,5 cm. 2007
Edition size: 800 copies
ISBN 978-3-900169-05-3 (french/engl./jap.)
Adam Frelin
Trees Hit By Cars
Supervision
Artist‘s book with photographs by Adam Frelin.
With a short story by Charles McLeod (San Francisco)
and an Essay by Toby Kamps (Contemporary Arts Museum
Houston).
Flexo-Integral Bindung. 92 pages, 56 Ill., 22,9 x 17,3 cm. 2007
Edition size: 500 copies
ISBN 978-3-900169-06-0 (engl.)
H.C. Artmann
yokaze no uta / nachtwindsucher
Österreichische Haiku
Revised and expanded edition of the bibliophile
book from 1996. Incl. Audio-CD with the composition
»Sounds from Harumi 1725« by Barbara Romen and
Gunter Schneider.
Hardcover, with letterpress print from polymer plates in black and
transparent. 156 pages, 12 Ill., 19 x 14 cm. 2008
Edition size: 300 copies
ISBN 978-3-900169-07-7 (german/jap.)
Supervision
Concept
Layout
Cover
Letterpress print
Case binding