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 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 941 Collections and/or Records:

U&lc. No.4/Fall / Healey A ; Muller Ma ; Heller S ; Sandberg W., 1989

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Identifier: CC-33431-35072
Scope and Contents

This issue includes an illustrated article on the genesis of the letter 'H.' Steven Heller writes about Dutch Poster designs. Marion Muller contributes an illustrated essay on the work of Eduard Prussen of Cologne. His linocuts are integrated with letters. The work of Willem Sandberg is described in an essay by Marion Muller based on a retrospective exhibition at the Center for Book Arts, New York. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

U&lc. No.4/Spr / Dexter T ; Haley A., 1994

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Identifier: CC-33327-34964
Scope and Contents

Alan Haley contributed an essay about punctuation including mention of Lord Timothy Dexter who wrote a book without punctuation in 1838 entitled, "A Pickle for the Knowing Ones." This issue contains an article about different typefaces for the Cyrillic alphabet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1994

U&lc. No.4/Spr / Heller S., 1999

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Identifier: CC-33329-34967
Scope and Contents

Steven Heller contributed an essay on "Das Plakat," German poster design. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

U&lc. No.4/Win / Glaser M., 1991

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Identifier: CC-33367-35006
Scope and Contents

The evolution of the letter Q is described. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

U&lc: The Bill of Rights. No.2/Sum / Heller S., 1992

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Identifier: CC-33369-35008
Scope and Contents

This issue includes an illustrated essay on the evolution of the letter "S." Steven Heller contributed an essay "Censorship Unbound." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

U&lc: Unslick. No.3/Win / Heller S., 1997

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Identifier: CC-33382-35021
Scope and Contents

Steven Heller contributes an essay interview titled "Art Chantry: Ascent into Unslick," that describes the unorthodox work of Chantry. Margaret Richardson writes on "Orange Juice," a design firm in South Africa that published a design periodical. This publication is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Un Coup De Des Jamais N'Abolira Le Hasard / Mallarme, Stephane ; Ronat, Mitsou ; Papp, Tibor ; Montels B ; Miniere C ; Dome P ; Nagy P., 1980

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Identifier: CC-29557-30925
Scope and Contents

Consists of two soft cover book; one reprints the 1914 edition of Un Coup De Des. The other contains eleven related works and critical texts by various writers (ending with Mallarme's "Observation Relative Au Poeme") including Mitsou Ronat and Tibor Papp, who presented and realized this edition. Some of these contributions are adaptations of Mallarme's poem in more visual and concrete poetic presentations. The cover of the portfolio is embossed with a red, tilted square reminiscent of Malevich or Lissitzky. This copy is from the ordinary edition, size unspecified. Forty-eight lettered and numbered copies were printed on Richard de Bas paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Un Coup De Des Jamais N'Abolira le Hasard/Dice Thrown Never Will Annul Chance / Mallarme, Stephane ; Brian Coffey, translator., 1965

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Identifier: CC-29555-30923
Scope and Contents

In his introduction, Brian Coffey points out "that there existed many correspondences between Un Coup De Des and Finnegan's Wake." Joyce in fact possessed a copy of the 1914 edition of the poem and it may have influenced his work. This translation follows the layout of the 1914 edition of the poem. The full tirage is not provided but probably numbers about 1000 copies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1965

Un Coup De Des Jamais N'Abolira Le Hasard/Ein Wurfelwurf / Mallarme, Stephane ; Erber, Wolfram., 1980

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Identifier: CC-29556-30924
Scope and Contents

This German translation of Un Coup De Des is illustrated with geometrical drawings by Erber which are intended to reflect the mathematical, precise construction of the poem. The colophon states that there are 300 numbered, signed copies but this copy must be out of series since it is unnumbered and unsigned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Universe Revolved: a three dimentional alphabet / Lee, Ji., 2004

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Identifier: CC-55978-9999445
Scope and Contents

From the cover blurb, "Universe Revolved is enough to make your head spin! By means of a simple and easily perceivable physical manipulation it brings one face to face with the operations of letters, words, and language. It exercises and challenges one's perception and mental manipulation of 2-D planes and 3-D spaces." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2004