The Queen Of the Swords Giclée print
‘The monstrous, beautiful, furious face of the Queen of the Swords rose higher over the horizon and now her shoulders could be seen, her breasts, her waist. ‘AH! CORUM! DREADFUL ASSASSIN OF ALL I LOVE!’
Painted by Bob Haberfield in 1971 for the cover of Michael Moorcocks Book The Queen Of the Swords published by Mayflower in the same year.
In the second novel of Michael Moorcock’s Swords trilogy, Corum the Prince with the Silver Hand moves through the planes of existence to battle another of the Lords of Hell, Queen Xiombarg and her Chaos Pack. Bob Haberfield’s cover for the Mayflower edition draws on influences from Tibetan art to portray the demon queen as a study in exquisite and delicate evil, even as her hounds seek out and slay her enemies.
“It wasn’t until after Bobs death when I went to clear out his house, that I discovered at the bottom of a cupboard a big stack of paintings on artist board. They were what remained of Bob’s collection of illustrations he did in the seventies and had been sitting in the dark for almost 50 years. I was amazed at the vibrancy of the paintings, that looked as fresh and relevant as the day they were painted. I had seen some of them as book covers, but to see the originals at full size was spellbinding! It’s with great pleasure that I am able to revive these artworks and bring them out into the light of day once more. I’m sure you will be as captivated as I am by them.” – Ben Haberfield
The Queen Of the Swords Giclée print, is a high quality print made from high resolution scans of Bob’s original paintings, printed on archival paper 189gr paper sourced from Japan. The paper size is 15cm x 40.5cm with about a 1cm white border around the print, printed with high quality inks.
The term Giclée, which is pronounced Zhee’Clay comes from the French word Gicleur which means ‘to spray’, refers to the printing process where the ink jet printer sprays the ink onto the paper resulting in higher resolution prints.
Giclée prints are created by wide format inkjet printers and are known for their longer life span. They’re resistant to smudging, sun or humidity damage. The inks themselves are pigment based rather than dye based inks, which are thus UV- resistant and stronger when the prints are handled.
The acid free archival paper is known for its outstanding durability. A Giclée print is the combination of a high quality printer, high quality inks and high quality paper resulting in a print that not only looks sharper and more vivid than standard prints from a home printer but lasts for generations.
The Queen Of the Swords Giclée print is a must have for any Moorcock fans.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
