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Chiffres et Danse sur Deux / Chopin, Henri ; Erskine-Tulloch P., 1982

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Identifier: CC-19578-19963

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Scope and Contents

The pages in this book, mostly in blue ink, demonstrate a fantastic capability of typewriting skills. Pella Erskine-Tulloch, the bookbinder commissioned by the Sackner Archive for this book, reproduced the first page of Chopin's handwriting on its cover. The table of contents lists the following titles: 1.Vibrances repoussees - Beaten back vibrances; 2.Vibrances positives - Positive vibrances; 3.George Orwell; 4.Octobre - October; 5.Vibrations; 6.Spirals; 7.Crocheteufs - Hooks (?); 8.Mouvoit (?); 9.Les Vibrates - The Vibrators; 10.Les vortex - The Vortices; 11.Spirales de l'an fabuleux - Spirals of the fabulous year; 12.Danse de l'an - Dance of the year -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1982

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + 11 pages (typed, typed colored, ink, handwriting) + 3 pages (ink colored, handwriting + page (letraset, ink, handwriting) in artist bookbinding (leather, incised, handwriting) + box (museum board)) ; 30 x 21.2 x 1.7 cm (book) + 32.2 x 23.2 x 3 cm (box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

shelf alcove off second bedroom

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: Ingatestone, England : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Henri Chopin (b.c.- pages); H Chopin (b.c.- colophon). Nationality of creator: French. General: About 1 total copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: KEELEY.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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