Scope and Contents According to Reginald Walker, his oeuvre is concerned with mythological books. Mythological or Spirit books are ritual talismanic books and book objects symbolic of astrological, numerological, Kabbalic and prophetic divination. These shamanistic objects d'art are also based on esoteric alchemical for-mularies, sacred and obscure high words, as well as magical encantations and amulets. Aesthetically, these works represent the ancient Egyptian and Ethiopian Coptic Codex functioning as a somewhat Iconic art object; created as metamorphosic ethnic fantasies, these mythic codices are fusions of Egyptian Ethiopian, Nubian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Celtic fetish-art.Developmental materials include papyrus, vellum, parchment, alum-tawed skins, native-dyed goatskins, iron, silver, gold, bronze, copper, brass, bone, feathers, acrylics, tempera, various indigenous woods/textiles, linen, and various handmade papers.Mythological books reflect ancient, contemporary, occult, and supernatural...

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Documents one of the first exhibitions of Coptic bound books by Reginald Walker. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents According to Reginald Walker, his oeuvre is concerned with mythological books. Mythological or Spirit books are ritual talismanic books and book objects symbolic of astrological, numerological, Kabbalic and prophetic divination. These shamanistic objects d'art are also based on esoteric alchemical for-mularies, sacred and obscure high words, as well as magical encantations and amulets.Aesthetically, these works represent the ancient Egyptian and Ethiopian Coptic Codex functioning as a somewhat Iconic art object; created as metamorphosic ethnic fantasies, these mythic codices are fusions of Egyptian Ethiopian, Nubian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Celtic fetish-art.Developmental materials include papyrus, vellum, parchment, alum-tawed skins, native-dyed goatskins, iron, silver, gold, bronze, copper, brass, bone, feathers, acrylics, tempera, various indigenous woods/textiles, linen, and various handmade papers.Mythological books reflect ancient, contemporary, occult, and supernatural...

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Describes his bookbinding work at the Newberry library. Compliments Charriere on his bookbinding, "How does it feel to be the greatest Fine Binder in the United States............or for that matter the Western Hemisphere????????????? -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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States that he is teaching black students at Hunter College and the Rhode Island School of Design and has published his first article, the Mystic of the Coptic Codex, in the American Coptic Association Journal Vol.5 No.2, 1978. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents According to Reginald Walker, his oeuvre is concerned with mythological books. Mythological or Spirit books are ritual talismanic books and book objects symbolic of astrological, numerological, Kabbalic and prophetic divination. These shamanistic objects d'art are also based on esoteric alchemical for-mularies, sacred and obscure high words, as well as magical encantations and amulets. Aesthetically, these works represent the ancient Egyptian and Ethiopian Coptic Codex functioning as a somewhat Iconic art object; created as metamorphosic ethnic fantasies, these mythic codices are fusions of Egyptian Ethiopian, Nubian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Celtic fetish-art.Developmental materials include papyrus, vellum, parchment, alum-tawed skins, native-dyed goatskins, iron, silver, gold, bronze, copper, brass, bone, feathers, acrylics, tempera, various indigenous woods/textiles, linen, and various handmade papers.Mythological books reflect ancient, contemporary, occult, and supernatural...

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Consists of 10 soft cover books string bound within the leather covers. The interior covers are rose colored and the pages beige paper. All pages are blank. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.