ian hamilton finlay - from the book of onomastikons 2.4 (051268) / Houedard, Dom Sylvester; Finlay IH; Albers J., 1968
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Scope and Contents
The title of this piece "book of onomastikens" (Houedard's imaginary book?) is derived from onomastics that means the study of the origins and forms of proper names or the study of the origins and forms of terms used in specialized fields. The Sackner Archive holds one book dealing with this subject, Michael Temple's The Name of the Poet: Onomastics and Anonymity in the Works of Stephane Mallarme." Houedard has drawn three designs for the mongram IHF in the lower left corner. This page appears to be the second page ot a typewrite rpoem with the saame title and identified by RKS & MAS as 2.3. It is signed luv silvester formed by an assay of dense, typed dashes. This may have been part of a letter to Ian Hamilton Finlay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1968
Creator
- D S H (Dom Sylvester Houédard), 1924-1992 (Person)
- Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (2 pages (typed, typed colored, ink colored drawing, 3 ink drawings)) ; 34 x 21 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
shelf binder bedroom 2
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: Prinknash Abbey, England : the gloster ode works. Signed by: silvester (typed - l.r.- page 2 [2.4]). Inscription: luv. Nationality of creator: British. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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