Pied Oxen Printers

The type designs and typographical innovations of Edwin H. Denby, including specimens printed from Mr. Denby’s only known surviving types. With a biographical appreciation by Matthew Young and an essay on Mr. Denby's designs and innovations by David Sellers.

Printing and binding in the hand-scroll format, a comprehensive illustrated step-by-step guide based on Pied Oxen’s publication, "The Mountain Spirit" by Gary Snyder, illustrated by numerous detail photographs by David Ackerman.

Index photo by David Ackerman.

The sword as protective symbol in Tibetan Buddhism, including hand-printed impressions from four original monumental woodblock designs, with translations, and an essay by an authority on Tibetan Buddhist iconography.

The wind-horse in Tibetan Buddhist iconography, with hand-printed impressions from 50+ original woodblocks and an essay by an authority on Tibetan iconography.

Woodblock printing tattoos in the rainforest

Under construction. Over centuries the indigenous people living in the Amazonian region of Venezuela developed a distinctive and complex graphic design vocabulary. Carved into wood, these designs would have been inked with pigments and printed on the body for ceremonial occasions, and to create the spiritual conditions for achieving a desired effect, e.g., related to hunting or fishing or well-being. Individual blocks are carved in geometric and abstract patterns and symbols, the meanings of which may only be known by the maker. Some blocks are more representational, for example, depicting animals, while others may represent spirits and ancestors. Based on a comparison of over 250 blocks, although certain design elements reoccur, no two are the same. Pied Oxen Printers is in the process of producing a book that will include designs printed from the original blocks.