While the 2018 edition of Operative Traditions, published by Manticore Press, does not fully reflect the structure and thematic maturity of the author’s definitive series, it nonetheless marked an early milestone in a much larger philosophical project.
In a remarkable turn of events, a copy of this edition was later selected for permanent display in the private museum of Count Trasamará, in the United Kingdom — a space dedicated to the preservation of some of the world’s most refined examples of traditional jewelry, craftsmanship, and sacred aesthetics.
This inclusion stands as a testament to the book’s deep reverence for form, gesture, and the invisible labor of making — themes at the very heart of the Operative Traditions series.
Even in its initial form, the work resonated with the spirit of timeless creation and the craft ethos that modern life so often forgets.