I Misteri del Rosario = The Mysteries of the Rosary

New York, New York: self-published, 2000. Limited to 1000 copies. SIGNED by author, dated 2000. Softcover. Near Fine, cover edges, which extend slightly beyond text block, are slighly creased on some places. Page edges uncut.. Cream paper wraps with french folds and brown/ochre titles and illustration. 20 bw plates and additional bw illustration. In 1999, VanderPoel was commissioned by Celistino Noussan, a representative for the Catholic Church in the Valle D'Aosta in Italy, to create a series of 10 sculptures in 5' X 3' blocks of slate. The sculptures depict (truncated) the Mystery of Faith: The Annunciation, The Visitation, The Birth of Jesus, The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, Jesus in the Temple, The Resurrection of Jesus, The Ascension of Jesus, The Descent of the Holy Spirit, The Assumption of Mary to Heaven, and The Glory of Mary in Heaven. These pieces are now positioned on a walkway leading up to the Madonna on Mount Zerbion in Valle D'Aosta, Italy. Upon completion of the church commission in 2000, Ms. Vander Poel wrote 'I Misteri del Rosario,' a book depicting the votive walk and the creation of the 10 slate sculptures. (from a January 2, 2009, press release by Cambridge Who's Who, Washington, DC. (Inventory #: 130021)