THE MONOLITH
€1,900.00
€1,500.00
THE MONOLITH is the rarest edition of EPOCH: a work of art you can read. It is born from a collaboration with MT Luxury Wood, the Verona atelier behind the cases of some of the most precious wines in the world.
Its pages are deep black, its type pure white. It is a way of reading few have held: the page falls away, the words come forward and seem to glow, and the eye settles into a slower, more immersive calm. What you know by daylight, here you meet as if by candlelight.
Inside is the whole of a year. One half reads like the newspaper of its time, the events, the culture, the music lived through that year. The other half turns to the wine, region by region, across all 21 of Italy's wine regions, to go beyond the label and into the land.
In each region:
◉ Its five most representative wines, and how that year they expressed themselves against their own historical potential
◉ Its signature grapes,…
Your name or dedication, in gold. Leave blank for a pristine copy. (optional)
Quantity
SPECS
◉ Content: a full year, its chronicle and all 21 Italian wine regions (Trentino and Alto Adige counted separately)
◉ Vintage: your choice at checkout
◉ Open format: 64 × 44 cm (25.2 × 17.3 in)
◉ Closed format: 32 × 44 cm (12.6 × 17.3 in)
◉ Paper: Fedrigoni Imitlin Tela Black, 120 g/m² (Verona, papermaker since 1888)
◉ Print: white type with gold detailing, on black paper
◉ Binding: SPLIT STITCH (EPOCH original), exposed, hand-sewn, burgundy thread
◉ Language: Italian or English
◉ Debossing: blind EPOCH mark, hand-pressed
◉ Personalization: optional, name engraved on the case and pressed in gold inside the journal
◉ Numbering: each copy hand-numbered
◉ Authenticity: dry-pressed stamp with production date and signature
◉ Provenance: Fine Art Provenance Certificate, ownership transfer sealed in wax
◉ Case: MT Luxury Wood, fine wood and Italian leather, made in Verona
◉ Case dimensions: to confirm
◉ Included: EPOCH FOUNDERS CARD
◉ Certification: signed Made in Italy stamp
SHIPPING INFO
THE MONOLITH passes through two hands. EPOCH prints and binds the journal, then entrusts it to the MT Luxury Wood atelier, which crafts and engraves your bespoke wooden case and, once it is complete, ships the finished work to you. This passage of craft takes up to 20 business days, and THE MONOLITH travels on its own, directly from the atelier. We ship worldwide, and outside the EU customs duties are payable by the recipient. Full details in our Shipping Policy.
RETURN & REFUND POLICY
A pristine copy may be returned within 14 days of delivery. Return shipping is at your expense, and the item must reach us in the condition you received it: any damage reduces the refund. A copy carrying your gold inscription is made to your specifications, so the right of withdrawal is excluded. Should an item arrive faulty or damaged, we replace or refund it in full. Full details in our Refund and Returns Policy.