The Sistine Chapel

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Three Volumes
  
• Page count: 822 total pages for the three volumes 
  
• Trim size of each volume: 24 x 17 inches (portrait) 
  
• Weight: 25 lbs. for each volume; 75 lbs. total 
  
• Gigapixel photography color-matched against the original frescoes with 99.4% accuracy 
• Printed and bound in Italy in six-color offset lithography, including 220, 24 x 51-inch gatefolds
• Printed on Fedrigoni Symbol Tatami paper 
  
• Each signature is hand-gathered and each volume is hand-bound in three-piece Bodoniana sewn binding in silk printed with metallic ink. The spines in white calf leather from matched hides are debossed in silver, gold, and platinum foil stamping 
  
• Typographic design by Jerry Kelly
  
• Debossed handmade Italian endpapers featuring Cosmati mosaic tile floor patterns in the Sistine Chapel 
• Each volume is protected in a custom cotton sleeve and a pair of white cotton gloves is provided for archival handling 
• Bespoke handmade gift box for each volume and for the boxed ensemble, printed in white and silver ink with matte film lamination with reclosable fasteners 
  
• Custom-designed viewing stand and cabinet available upon special order
• Shipping and Handling $1,500 plus applicable taxes