Painterly historical scene related to the Hans Memling Last Judgment book cover project
Hans Memling's Last Judgment wordmark

HISTORY – LAW – SYMBOLS

Book cover design for Beata Możejko’s

‘Stormy history of the Great Caravel “Peter von Danzig” with the Final Judgment by Hans Memling in the background’

and branding design for the scientific conference held to promote the new book.

In April 2018 in Gdańsk, the Faculty of History and the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Gdańsk organized the scientific conference The Last Judgment of Hans Memling: History – Law – Symbols. 2018 marked the 545th anniversary of Paul Benek’s famous exploit, which brought The Last Judgment back to Gdańsk — first to St. Mary’s Church and later to the National Museum, where it has remained to this day. The conference was accompanied by the launch of Beata Możejko’s book, published by the Gdańsk University Press.

Black slipcased book "Peter von Danzig" standing on gold plinths beside its invitation card, wax seal and sealing wax sticks

Four black hardcover books floating against gold and charcoal, front and back covers showing the Memling archangel and hexagon motifs

Two black book covers standing on gold: "Sad Ostateczny Hansa Memlinga" with the archangel and "Hansa Memlinga lekcja anatomii" with hexagon images

Front and back covers of "Sad Ostateczny Hansa Memlinga" on charcoal, showing the gold-armoured archangel and back-cover text

Conference stationery set flat-lay: program booklets, notebook, agenda pages, glasses, pen and wax seal all branded for the Memling conference

Three folded conference programs: white agenda sheets flanking a black poster with the archangel and April 23 2018 Gdansk event details

Two branded black notebooks, front and back, beside an open notebook filled with historical handwriting

Book "Peter von Danzig" shown front cover and both spines, black with gold blackletter title and the Memling archangel in a hexagon

Hardcover "Peter von Danzig" book resting on its black slipcase, whose spine is gold-stamped "545th Anniversary"

Slipcased "545th Anniversary" edition beside the open book, showing a chapter opener with a caravel painting and an engraving of the ship

Hardcover book partly out of its "545th Anniversary" slipcase, front and back covers laid out with hexagon portrait details

Open book spread: a dense text page facing a black "Wstep" section opener with a hexagon detail of Memling's Christ in Judgment

Black conference envelope closed with a gold wax "M" seal beside its stamp, copper-foil "Sad Ostateczny Hansa Memlinga" logo on the flap