La Nuit du prisonnier, 1945
Scope and Contents
The cover and title page depict a poem shaped like bars in a prison cell with the repeated words LA NUIT and the words "du prisonnier" in the middle. The book includes a reproduction of a Valentiner Hugo black and white portrait of Guy Levis-Mano. The name "Jean Garamond" printed on the cover as responsible for the images is a non-de-plume for Guy Levis-Mano. This one of 40 copies of the book is printed on Holland paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- Lévis-Mano, Guy, 1904-1980 (Person)
- Hugo, Valentine, 1887-1968 (Illustrator, Person)
Extent
1 item : 1 soft cover book (46 pages) ; 19.5 x 14.5 x .7 cm
Language of Materials
French
Original Sackner Archive Location
box shelf
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: Paris, France : GLM. Nationality of creator: French. Copies: 40 copies of 820 total copies. About 32 number copy.
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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