Visconti La Bibbia Cristiana vermail Limited edition
THE BIBLE
MYSTIC PEN COLLECTION
Science and Ethic, Third Millennium and Secularism, Laicism and Religion, these are just some of the great themes of humanity which often compete among each other, opposing themselves.
Globalisation has enlarged this dichotomy: although at the end of the past century science and rationalism seemed to prevail, at least in all industrialised countries, throughout the third millennium, because of uncertainties mostly due to September 11th, religion has dramatically become more and more significant not only from the spiritual, but also and unfortunately from the conflict fostering point of view, which is a consequence of the establishment of the new multiethnic societies.
This chain of events has brought religion more and more at the centre of our lives, last but not least in our political perception too.
Visconti has always been very attentive in giving importance with its creations to aspects and themes that have impact, change or describe our life: this Limited Edition fountain pen collection is dedicated to all religions of the world and the name chosen to describe it is (not by chance) MYSTIC PENS.
The Bible, the most read and printed book of the world will give the start to this collection with two editions that reflect the two great religions linked to it: The Christianism and the Judaism.
THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE
This pen is turned into single resin ivory (coloured) bars and the cap has the same dimensions of the pen shaft. This choice reminds us to the partition in Old Testament (the pen body) and New Testament (the cap).
In the shaft our artist has represented the story of the Old Testament according to its most significant scenes: Adam and Eve, Noah’s Arch, David and Goliath, Abraham and Isaac, Moses and the Decalogue, while on the cap we find scenes of Jesus’ life: His Birth, His Baptism, the Last Supper, and the Ascent to Heaven.
The head and blind cap, with their 10 lateral facets, remind us of the Decalogue- their form and the engraving in Hebrew on the blind cap recall the two stone tablets.
The Holy Graal is hidden inside the blind cap and has the function of activating the Power Filler.
Painting Technique: entirely made in Florence and inspired by Dürer’s xylographies, it’s a PAINTED SCRIMSHAW which has never been performed before on a pen and it’s very rare on other objects being a very difficult technique.
According to this technique, resin is drypoint engraved, and then filled in with calcography ink and finally coloured, thanks to the fine artwork of CLAUDIO MAZZI.
Limited Edition to 999 pens in vermeil silver (black painted scrimshaw)
Material : Ivory coloured resin
Pen Nib: 18 kt 750 with ivory feeder
Filling System : Power Filler
Artwork : Scrimshaw painted by Claudio Mazzi
Fountain Pen - Stilografica
