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Schiff / Finlay, Ian Hamilton; Costley, Ron., 1974

 Item
Identifier: CC-11739-11957

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Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 folded card (2 pages)) ; 13 x 8 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

box shelf

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Dunsyre Lanark, Scotland : Wild Hawthorn Press. Signed by: Ian Hamilton Finlay (b.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: Scottish and British. General: About 350 total copies. 49 number copy. General: Variable edition; multiple copies available. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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