The print offers instructions for a cut-out of the six sides, each with a letter to read St Just. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The three colors, of these labels are white, red and blue, the flag of the French Republican government. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Depicts sundial with the caption "Too Many Laws Too Few Examples." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This document recounts the seizure of Finlay's artworks by the Strathclyde Regional Council regarding a dispute over Finlay's building, The Temple. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a stationery memo with space for entering a secret below the letterhead. The background has light green abstract shapes on the white paper that might symbolize Stonypath. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The image on the cover of the card depicts a line drawing of a boat rudder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This card depicts a photograph of a fishing boat. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Presented as an actual newspaper article, the names of the vessels involved in the fishing incident are printed in traditional calligraphic writing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Presented as an actual newspaper article, the names of the vessels involved in the fishing incident are printed in traditional calligraphic writing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This drawing of a calligraphic design by Cherry for the Schiff brooch used a perspex background as a reflecting surface. Perspex (plexiglas) was eliminated in the final design but the idea for reflection of Schiff in mirror writing was kept for the final design. The Archive for this work is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The word "Schiff," signifying ship, is printed in stylized calligraphy to resemble the shape of a ship and its reflection in the water. Indexbooks WEB 2011: "One of an edition of 350 signed numbered copies, printed by PKM studios, of a 2 x 12 inch lithographed triple foldout thin card strip with the word "Schiff" in a typeface so that the symmetrical upside down repeat, i.e., reflection, of itself makes for a reflection of itself (as if it were a ship). That's metonymy? Part for whole? Nah. More like metaphor, the word for the thing, i.e., substitution." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The word "Schiff," signifying ship, is printed in stylized calligraphy to resemble the shape of a ship and its reflection in the water. ndexbooks WEB 2011: "One of an edition of 350 signed numbered copies, printed by PKM studios, of a 2 x 12 inch lithographed triple foldout thin card strip with the word "Schiff" in a typeface so that the symmetrical upside down repeat, i.e., reflection, of itself makes for a reflection of itself (as if it were a ship). That's metonymy? Part for whole? Nah. More like metaphor, the word for the thing, i.e., substitution." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

These drawings were done for a sundial sculpture to be made from Portland Stone and Westmorland Slate. The completed sculpture, Umbris Solis, was installed in the National Galleries of Scotland. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Describes the attempt of the Strathclyde Regional Council to enforce its rates (tax) demand on Ian Hamilton Finlay by confiscating his artworks. Because of this action, a diplomatic incident ensued since two sculptures were owned by the Wadsworth Athenaeum who asked the US state department to intercede. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This depicts a photograph of a sundial sited at the museum. The drawing for this work is also held by the Sackner Archive. The motto refers to the fact that it is the "golden sun" that is the origin of the shadow which indicates the solar hour. This work is also depicted in Bulletin of the National Galleries of Scotland No.3, a pamphlet periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Depicts Scottish sailing ship with black sails. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scud was the acronym for the land to land missile launched by the Iraqis during the Gulf War 1991. In this booklet, Finlay provides alternate definitions from the dictionary in the form of a poetic metaphor. For example, "to sweep along easily and swiftly: to drive before the wind: to traverse swiftly; to spank. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Depicts image of scythes whose blades becomes transformed into a lightening flash, a metaphor for the French revolution. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.