Couve le Feu, 2000
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
- Glück, Michaël, 1946- (Author, Person)
- Vinay, Anik, 1954- (Person)
- Souchière, Émile Bernard, 1943- (Person)
- Atelier des Grames (Publisher, Organization)
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.
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