Letter and Image / Massin ; Caroline Hillier, translator ; Vivienne Menkes, translator ; Albert-Birot P ; Apollinaire G ; Aragon L ; Arp J ; Artaud A ; Ball H ; Baudelaire C ; Beckett S ; Belloli C ; Bory JF ; Bowler B ; Brau JL ; Breton A ; Bryen C ; Burroughs WS ; Butor M ; Carmi E ; Carra C ; Carroll L ; Cendrars B ; Chopin H ; Claus CF ; Delaunay S ; Desnos R ; Dienst KP ; Dotremont C ; Duchamp M ; Dufrene F ; Ernst M ; Fludd R ; Garnier I ; Garnier P ; Gomringer E ; Grosz G ; Gysin B ; Hains R ; Hausmann R ; Heartfeld J ; Herbert G ; Herrick R ; Hoffmeister A ; Houedard DS ; Hrabanus Maurus ; Huelsenbeck R ; Iliazd ; Ionesco E ; Isou I ; Janco M ; Jarry A ; Joyce J ; Kriwet F ; Leger F ; Lemaitre M ; Mallarme S ; Ray M ; Marinetti FT ; Mayer H ; Michaux H ; Mon F ; Morgenstern C ; Picabia F ; Queneau R ; Roth D ; Ruhm G ; Russolo L ; Schwitters K ; Soffici A ; Spacagna J ; Steinberg S., 1970
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Scope and Contents
This anthology, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.The English edition of this book has not printed the appendices present in the original French edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1970
Creator
- Massin (Person)
- Albert-Birot, Pierre (Person)
- Apollinaire, Guillaume, 1880-1918 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (287 pages) in dust jacket) : illustrations ; 28 x 22 x 3 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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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: New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold. Nationality of creator: French. 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
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