{"product_id":"christoph-bzchel-christoph-buchel-9788887029895","title":"Christoph Büchel: Monte Di Pietà","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA labyrinthine artist's book combining ancient, medieval and modern texts on socioeconomic thought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConceived by conceptual artist Christoph Büchel (born 1966), this book comprises a selection of 120 texts composed of 108 reprints from ancient manuscripts, books and periodicals, and 12 newly commissioned essays, all connected with the themes explored in the \"Monte di Pietà\" exhibition project. The texts are presented in a unique chronological order, superimposed on the 616 pages of the \u003ci\u003eSumma de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita\u003c\/i\u003e, an influential compendium by the mathematician and Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli (1445-1517) composed of four books on arithmetic, algebra and geometry. The reprints and essays are printed over most of the contents of the \u003ci\u003eSumma\u003c\/i\u003e, while some parts (illuminated decorations, initials, figures, charts, single pages or full spreads) are left visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christoph Buchel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 888702989X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788887029895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fondazione Prada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.70w x 2.40d","brand":"Christoph Buchel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962251825407,"sku":"9788887029895","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da7f4e17-5723-4c54-b708-7e48f563e542.jpg?v=1750649790","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/christoph-bzchel-christoph-buchel-9788887029895","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}