{"product_id":"kolkata-mara-zust-9783959052948","title":"Kolkata: City of Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA celebration of the medium of print in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, from its origins in publishing to its modern-day artistic legacies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKolkata: City of Print\u003c\/i\u003e, created by Swiss artist Mara Z?t (born 1976), focuses on the rich heritage and present abundance of the print medium in this Indian city long famed for its literary and publishing culture. Calcutta, or Kolkata, was founded as a trading post for the British East India Company, which introduced book printing in the late 18th century. Modern-day Kolkata continues to be strongly identified with print, from artistic printmaking to lithographed circus posters produced in mass quantities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrint is also the foremost aesthetic factor of the design of the resulting experimental book project, produced in print workshops in Kolkata.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mara Zust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3959052944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783959052948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spector Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs","brand":"Mara Zust","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991333568767,"sku":"9783959052948","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29c1c41f-c99a-471f-9c6b-6d74b1f126f6.jpg?v=1683309704","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kolkata-mara-zust-9783959052948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}