Per Libro: For Books: De Livre / Pisano, Marie., 1990
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Scope and Contents
The cover and pages consist of silver, white, blue, red, and gold spray perforated paper with regular perforations along both sides for fitting sprockets of a printer. Collaged fragments of typed and printed and texts in different languages deal with the subject of the book and related matters such as book clubs, codex, scrolls and the bible. The collaged fragments also include printed illustrations depicting books, reading, and writing. The box is collaged with gold wrapping paper & held with gold thread. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1990
Creator
- Pisano, Maria G. (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (string spine) + sleeve pages (collaged, spray paint, typed, perforated, handcolored, ink colored, photocopied fragments) (34 pages) in artist bookbinding (collaged, painted, rubberstamped, string, tickets, ink, handwriting) + artist box (cardboard, gold foil covered, threads)) ; 10.9 x 15.3 x 1.4 cm (book)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
Current location: Small Books, alphabetical
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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Marie Pisano 1990 (l.r.- inside box top). Nationality of creator: Italian-American. General: About 1 total copy. General: Added by: CONV; 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
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