PEWTER WINGS, GOLDEN HORNS, STONE VEILS: WEDDING WEDDING IN A DARK PLUMB ROOM, by John Hejduk

The Monacelli Press, 1997, First edition, 304 pp., 7 1/4" X 10 1/2", Softcover

Very good+

Pewter Wings, Golden Horns, Stone Veils, John Hejduk’s newest work, is an architectural journey/novel traversing a mental/physical landscape of architectural sites, churches, chapels, and cathedrals. This landscape was developed out of the influence of Spain on the architect. Framed in seven chapters – Crossings, Sites, Rituals, Wedding in a Dark Plum Room, Sacraments, Testaments, and Journeys – the book is scripted with watercolors, ink drawings, and texts. The narrative unfolds between framed views, reading space, drawings, and texts.