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The text is taken from The Song of Songs 4:6. The perforations on three of the pages are pairs of Hebrew 'yod's' in a large typeface.' The text is based upon the phrase, "In the heat of the day {life}, God is a protective shadow." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The word "bladerunner" is handwritten repeatedly on each page. The arrangement of this word from page to page differs slightly or greatly. The loose sheet provides instructions for opening the box by sliding the front protruding piece to the left. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Edited by Carla Bertola. The gold leaf accents on the cover and pages are typical of Schodl's artistic style. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Postface that was written by Rodney Grey gives an account of the subject of this book, the Shaman and his/her space. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book, which is designated 2nd version, deals with Tan's memories of working 9 hours a day in a hand-bag factory in 1977. She pasted imitation-leather onto cardboard. The text relates to a printed book first editioned in 1978 in 50 copies of lists of similar text. The second edition in 1991 also done in 50 copies is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Pages consist of thin copper sheets. Artist has punched out small holes to form words or markings and passes black thread through the holes to form the images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents The word "DATURA" is rubberstamped in different layouts over several pages followed by an "APPENDIX" repeating the word "DATURA" in different colors with overprinting and smudging on a wider page that has been folded in at one end and rubberstamped with a colored flower. Wikipedia states the following: Datura are herbaceous, leafy annuals and short-lived perennials which can reach up to 2 meters in height. The leaves are alternate, 10--20 cm long and 5--18 cm broad, with a lobed or toothed margin. The flowers are erect or spreading (not pendulous like those of the closely allied Brugmansia), trumpet-shaped, 5--20 cm long and 4--12 cm broad at the mouth; colors vary from white to yellow, pink, and pale purple. The fruit is a spiny capsule 4--10 cm long and 2--6 cm broad, splitting open when ripe to release the numerous seeds. The seeds disperse freely over pastures, fields and even wasteland locations. Datura belongs to the classic "witches' weeds," along with deadly nightshade,...

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Each page prints DEAD BIRDS except for the front piece that depicts an image of a dead bird. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The theme of the text is dark and depressing phrases relating to death and the macabre. Examples read "We all gotta go," "Deaths Head," Skeleton Socks," "Midnight." The box was made by Dave Nichols. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This early artist book by Ulrichs is composed of the repeating phrase 'uber 50 mal!' printed in black on pink stock on each of 50 pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The words ECHO BOOK are blind embossed on the cover and each page of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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With the exception of a page with collaged dried leaves, the other pages of this book depict black on white or colored, calligraphic, concrete poetic drawings. The book was meant to accompanyve vries' exhibition, "herman de vries different & identical." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The artist describes this book as follows. "The book consists of fifty-two pages, each with one word repeated and overlaid across the page. A symbol that represents a way of understating each word is cut out with colored papers laid under the cut-outs. Half of the pages contain a phrase related to both the word and symbol printed in a light grey. Cloth covered stiff leaf binding, laser printed text, cut pages, Japanese dyed paper." The book opens to a circular form. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Each page has the rubberstamped word, FLUX, printed in black ink. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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As with other Depew books, the page count includes the blank side of the page, e.g., 24 leaves equals 48 pages. The rubberstamped pages all read 'GO' and the woodcut pages depict different constructivistic designs. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.