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[Book box with magnifying glass], 1998

 Item — Box: 152
Identifier: CC-32294-33856

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

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.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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