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Typed black slashes delineate the image of a sphere with a tail-like appendage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This poem was composed forthe Bob Cobbing/Writers Forum Exhibition at Ceolfrith Sunderland. It becomes a reversal poem (two poems) when viewed from recto and verso. Wikipedia: Saint Ceolfrid (or Ceolfrith) (Pronounced "Chol-frid") (c. 642 "“ 716) was an Anglo-Saxon Christian abbot and saint. He is best known as the warden of Bede from the age of seven until his death in 716. He was the Abbot of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey, and a major contributor to the project Codex Amiatinus. He died in Burgundy while en route to deliver a copy of the codex to Pope Gregory II in Rome. In this work, however, Houedard refers to the Ceolfrith Gallery in the Sunderland Arts Centre. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This poem was composed forthe Bob Cobbing/Writers Forum Exhibition at Ceolfrith Sunderland. It becomes a reversal poem (two poems) when viewed from recto and verso. Wikipedia: Saint Ceolfrid (or Ceolfrith) (Pronounced "Chol-frid") (c. 642 "“ 716) was an Anglo-Saxon Christian abbot and saint. He is best known as the warden of Bede from the age of seven until his death in 716. He was the Abbot of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey, and a major contributor to the project Codex Amiatinus. He died in Burgundy while en route to deliver a copy of the codex to Pope Gregory II in Rome. In this work, however, Houedard refers to the Ceolfrith Gallery in the Sunderland Arts Centre. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue, with an extensive bibliography, was published on the occasion of Houedard's retrospective exhibition held at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The manuscripts of three essays by Houedard in this book are held by the Sackner Archive, e.g. "Kenelm Cox: Keeping Still in the Book of Change," "The Singing of Feeling," and "Introduction to the Catalogue of Arlington-Une." The book was designed by donato cincolo III. The offset-printed Illustrations were selected from work completed by Houedard from January 23 - February 8, 1971 and reproduced from original typestracts lent by The Lisson Gallery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue, with an extensive bibliography, was published on the occasion of Houedard's retrospective exhibition held at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The manuscripts of three essays by Houedard in this book are held by the Sackner Archive, e.g. "Kenelm Cox: Keeping Still in the Book of Change," "The Singing of Feeling," and "Introduction to the Catalogue of Arlington-Une." It is the same as the ordinary edition except for the numbering and signature. The book was designed by donato cincolo III. The offset-printed Illustrations were selected from work completed by Houedard from January 23 - February 8, 1971 and rReproduced from original typestracts lent by The Lisson Gallery. This copy is stored in the Ceolfrith box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This catalogue, with an extensive bibliography, was published on the occasion of Houedard's retrospective exhibition held at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The manuscripts of three essays by Houedard in this book are held by the Sackner Archive, e.g. "Kenelm Cox: Keeping Still in the Book of Change," "The Singing of Feeling," and "Introduction to the Catalogue of Arlington-Une." It is the same as the ordinary edition except for the numbering and signature. The book was designed by donato cincolo III. This copy is stored in the Archive Box of Ceolfrith 15. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This work consists of two poem dated a month apart.' Wordwomb' is composed using all five vowels. 'Chakravartin' is composed using apostrophes and parehtheses. Wikipedia: Chakravartin is a term used in Indian religions for an ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world. Such a ruler's reign is called sarvabhauma. It is a bahuvrīhi, literally meaning "whose wheels are moving", in the sense of "whose chariot is rolling everywhere without obstruction". It can also be analyzed as an 'instrumental bahuvrīhi: "through whom the wheel is moving" in the meaning of "through whom the Dharmacakra ("Wheel of the Dharma) is turning" (most commonly used in Buddhism and Hinduism). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Designated Studies in Concrete Poetry No.4 and is a reprinting of the lecture delivered by Cobbing at the Text as Figure exhibition in Wolfenbuttel 1987 with the following topics: 1) typewriter dirty clean, 2) typewriter, 3) calligraphy hand writing drawn letters, 4) press-on lettering, 5) press-on letters & other means, 6) mimeo misuse, 7) found materials, 8) more found materials, 9) photo-copying, 10) photo-copier, 11) computer, and 12) back to the beginning. The 69 examples in this book include mostly Cobbing's poems but a few examples of other poets as well. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Designated Studies in Concrete Poetry No.4 and is a reprinting of the lecture delivered by Cobbing at the Text als Figur exhibition in Wolfenbuttel 1987 with the following topics: 1) typewriter dirty clean, 2) typewriter, 3) calligraphy hand writing drawn letters, 4) press-on lettering, 5) press-on letters & other means, 6) mimeo misuse, 7) found materials, 8) more found materials, 9) photo-copying, 10) photo-copier, 11) computer, and 12) back to the beginning. The 69 examples in this book include mostly Cobbing's poems but a few examples of other poets as well. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The interlocking of two names, Charles [Cameron] and his love, Eve [?] are repetively presented. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The names charles (verey?) and eve are presented in various permutations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The name Charles James William and the name Prinknash are typed with slashes and dashes that Cameron describes as typo-callig very nicely done, seemingly about Dante & maybe related to [other]Dante notes" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The image is a small black typed cat sitting on a red brick wall - all typed in black and red ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The drawing consists of a grid of 16 lines using the letters of the name CHE [Guavara]. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This drawing onsists of a grid of 16 lines using the letters of the name CHE [Guevera]. It also has three diagrams and several lines of Houedard's instructions.A note in Houedard's handwriting on the right side of the page reads "echec / beytil ode by the gloster ods construction company in memory of CHE GUEVARA." The Sackner Archive also holds a similar drawing without the added notations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This letter is addressed such that each letter of the uppercase title is formed by multiple lowercase letters of same letter.The pages have binder holes. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The letter includes the words cher poete, eve and silvester created with 'c's,' 'p's,' 'e's' and periods, respectively. The pages have binder holes. Eve is Charles Cameron girlfriend. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The word on the cover, Christ, turns into Vishnu with a 90 degree turn of the leaflet. Vishnu is a Hindi deity descended from heaven to earth in several incarnations varying in number from 9 to 22, but always including animals. His most important reincarnation is the Krishna of the Bhagavad-Gita. This leaflet is a maquette (?) for an announcement of Houedard's LYC museum show. However, both the catalogue of this exhibition and its announcement card held by the Sackner Archive do not display this work. In a letter to Cinicolo, Houedard mentions problems with obtaining money to print the card.35064 -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Wikipedia: Peter Chad Tigar Levi, FSA, FRSL, (16 May 1931, Ruislip "“ 1 February 2000, Frampton-on-Severn), Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford (1984"“1989) was a poet, archaeologist, sometime Jesuit priest, travel writer, biographer, academic and prolific reviewer and critic. Levi was born in Ruislip, Middlesex. The family of his father (Herbert Simon Levi) came from Istanbul and that of his mother (Edith Mary Tigar) was English. His mother was a devout Roman Catholic and his Jewish father converted to that religion; their three children all entered religious orders. He was educated in private Catholic establishments starting at Prior Park near Bath, run by the Christian Brothers. When he was 14 Oscar Wilde had become his literary idol. Wilde had said that the Greek text of the Gospels was the most beautiful book in the world, so a school with more Greek was demanded and he changed schools to Beaumont College, a Jesuit school in Old Windsor, Berkshire. While at...