[Book box with magnifying glass], 1998
Scope and Contents
A worn binding of Plato's book, "Republic The Statesman" was remade as a container for an assemblage of booklets, scrolls, wooden rods, gauze and ancient printed texts. The lid of the box contains an inset, ornate magnifying glass through which a portion of the interior box can be viewed. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1998
Creator
- Poirier, Lise (Person)
Extent
1 item (1 book object) : 15 objects (bark, scrolled printed paper, crumpled printed paper, spool, wooden typeface, gauze, bookbinding fragment, wooden rods) in box (book covers, printed paper, collaged, magnifying glass) ; 21 x 15 x 5 cm (box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
living room alc
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Materials Specific Details
General: Title provided by cataloger or by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Lise Poirer (l.r.- inside front cover). Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 1 total copies.
Processing Information
Added by: RED; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921