Artist book (limited edition)
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
As in Queen (The Abecedarirum of a Typophiliac) / Black, Leda., 1997
By spreading open the cover one can read the following: "lay open this book - and you will see - typophilia - undisguised - a quaint affliction - illustrated - by mesostich - paeans to - the queen of letters." Each double opened page is printed with a different font of the letter Q and with a large stylized reproduction of part of the font. A mesostic poem on each page contains the name of the 27 typefaces, in alphabetical order, used for the letter Q, e.g., anna, bookman, castellar, didot, eva, felix, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Grids, Palimpsest / Black, Leda., 1990
One of the zinc printing plates is mounted on the cover of the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Physical Language Laboratory: An Obscure Object. No.9 / Leda Black., 1999
Each card contains a single letter of the word, HOME, in different typefaces with a cryptic feminist phrase. The cards are attached by string to form a vertical row . -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Physical Language Laboratory: riff: handkerchief a story of desire. No.4 / Leda Black., 1997
Black created three stories concerning a handkerchief and each is presented with a different typeface. This copy is one of 100 copies printed on Yatsou paper, the other 50 copies were printed on commercial paper for "Rooms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Physical Language Laboratory: riff: handkerchief a story of desire. No.4 / Leda Black., 1997
Black created three stories concerning a handkerchief and each is presented with a different typeface. This copy is one of 100 copies printed on Yatsou paper, the other 50 copies were printed on commercial paper for "Rooms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Physical Language Laboratory: riff: handkerchief a story of desire. No.4 / Leda Black., 1997
Black created three stories concerning a handkerchief and each is presented with a different typeface. This copy is one of 100 copies printed on Yatsou paper, the other 50 copies were printed on commercial paper for "Rooms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Physical Language Laboratory: riff: handkerchief a story of desire. No.4 / Leda Black., 1997
Black created three stories concerning a handkerchief and each is presented with a different typeface. This copy is one of 100 copies printed on Yatsou paper, the other 50 copies were printed on commercial paper for "Rooms." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.