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Couve le Feu, 2000

 Item — Box: 132
Identifier: CC-35103-36831

Scope and Contents

The egg is engraved with the title, perfect imprint, embellished with an original engraving enclosed with a text by Michael Gluck. This book object was delivered with rolled, uncrumpled pages within the shell. Their removal caused them to crumpled. The texts are egg shaped and printed on Tibetian paper with one raised, ink and gold leaf illuminated letter per page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2000

Creator

Extent

1 item (1 book object) : 1 ostrich egg shell (engraved, perforated) + 12 unbound pages (printed, crumpled, engraved, gold leaf) ; 16 x 40 cm (egg shell) + 12.7 x 12.7 cm (pages)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Original Sackner Archive Location

glass case alco

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

Published: Gigondas en Vaucluse, France : Atelier des Grames. Copies: 22 number copy.

Processing Information

Added by RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

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

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