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The Pillow Book; ...Pillow Book: A Record of How the Text Developed through Exchange (Collector's Edition) / Cole, David ; Shonagon, Sei ; Stetser, Carol., 1991

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Identifier: CC-18332-18704

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Scope and Contents

Sei Shonagon was a lady-in-waiting at the court of the Japanese Empress in 990 A.D. who kept a note book on the people, places and things she encountered in her daily life. Cole and Stetser used these notes as the basis for their collaboration. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1991

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 soft cover book (string spine) + soft cover book + pages (photocopied) (55 pages) in artist envelope (sewn, cloth)) ; 11 x 27.9 cm (book) + 12.5 x 31.5 x .5 cm (envelope) + 28.8 x 22.9 x .5 cm (book)

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: Brooklyn, New York : David Cole. Signed by: David Cole '91 (l.r.- inside back cover). Nationality of creator: American and Japanese. 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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