Essays, interviews and studio notes from the press.
Craft · 9 min read
The Shahnameh is a single literary work, but its surviving manuscripts do not contain an entirely identical text. The Khaleghi-Motlagh edition is the result of a critical comparison of some of the oldest surviving manuscripts—a decades-long scholarly project intended to bring us as close as possible to Ferdowsi’s original text.
23 September 2026
Translation · 6 min read
A short defence of the longest thing we do: carrying a book across a language border without dropping it.
4 September 2026
Design · 6 min read
Why our covers refuse to shout — a studio note on restraint, calligraphy and the colour of patience.
21 August 2026
Craft · 6 min read
A photo essay from the presses outside Vienna, where our autumn titles were sewn, glued and trimmed.
7 August 2026
