Errata Vol. 2 Ode to an Ancient Tree
Errata Vol. 2
Ode to an Ancient Tree
by Christina Labey
Errata is a series of botanical-inspired publications celebrating imperfection, improvisation, and happy accidents in both printing and planting.
Ode to an Ancient Tree draws from the extensive American Colony of Jerusalem archives (1880s–1950s) to explore the intersection of plants, people, and place. The selection of photographs, edited and altered by Christina Labey, focus on the world’s oldest cultivated fruit tree species—olive, pomegranate, fig, and citrus—alongside documentation of early twentieth-century locust plagues. The result is a contemplation of humanity’s deep-rooted and symbiotic connection with trees—from cultural heritage and cultivation to the ecological impact of natural disasters and human destruction.
Errata Vol. 2
Ode to an Ancient Tree
by Christina Labey
Errata is a series of botanical-inspired publications celebrating imperfection, improvisation, and happy accidents in both printing and planting.
Ode to an Ancient Tree draws from the extensive American Colony of Jerusalem archives (1880s–1950s) to explore the intersection of plants, people, and place. The selection of photographs, edited and altered by Christina Labey, focus on the world’s oldest cultivated fruit tree species—olive, pomegranate, fig, and citrus—alongside documentation of early twentieth-century locust plagues. The result is a contemplation of humanity’s deep-rooted and symbiotic connection with trees—from cultural heritage and cultivation to the ecological impact of natural disasters and human destruction.
Errata Vol. 2
Ode to an Ancient Tree
by Christina Labey
Errata is a series of botanical-inspired publications celebrating imperfection, improvisation, and happy accidents in both printing and planting.
Ode to an Ancient Tree draws from the extensive American Colony of Jerusalem archives (1880s–1950s) to explore the intersection of plants, people, and place. The selection of photographs, edited and altered by Christina Labey, focus on the world’s oldest cultivated fruit tree species—olive, pomegranate, fig, and citrus—alongside documentation of early twentieth-century locust plagues. The result is a contemplation of humanity’s deep-rooted and symbiotic connection with trees—from cultural heritage and cultivation to the ecological impact of natural disasters and human destruction.
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Production Specs
Trim Size: 9x11.75in
Page Count: 40
Binding: Booklet (Singer Sewn)
Thread Color: Apricot & Vermillion
Format: Paperback
Printing: Duotone
Paper Stock: 60#T Standard Natural
Cover Material: Vinyl Clear Sleeve
Cover Details: Screenprint (Light Chartreuse) Specialty Details: Short Sheets
Colophon
Book Design: Christina Labey
Archive Sources: The G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection and the Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress). ISBN: 978-1-950401-06-2 Publication Date: May 2025 Edition Size: Open Edition