Transcendental Texts Mathematical order Letterpress Print

“You see what I have done? I have transformed the problem from an intractably difficult and possibly quite insolvable conundrum into a mere linguistic puzzle.”
(from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams)

The transcendental numbers are part of the fabric of the Universe; they never repeat, they never end, and they're everywhere. What do they even mean? What great secret do they hold?

Well, here I've managed to turn a mind-bogglingly huge run of numbers into something a little more familiar and human. The transcendental numbers pi, phi and e have been rendered into a graceful, flowing script. These are words, of course, written in an unknown language -- just one that needs a little translating. Nothing too difficult, right? The beginning paragraphs of the secrets of growth, circles and spirals are right there in front of you.

Each piece is 11" x 14", printed in Tom Huck's Outlaw Black mixed with Van Son 10850 Black on Rives BFK 250gsm fine art paper. The right side holds the mold-made deckle edge. They are numbered in an edition of 27, with numbers 1-18 available individually and 19-27 available as identically-numbered order sets. If you do ever find the proper pronunciation for these, please let me know.