The pyramidal shaped pages have embedded torn, paper fragments from a printed text on pyramids. The paper fragments are shaped like hieroglyphics or pictograms. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book was organized by Mel Edelstein and presented to the participants in the seminar "Reading and the Art of the Book" at the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities. The Sackners were invited to this conference. Jan Baker used printed materials from the Center to form the collages on each page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a feminist book in which the author describes madwomen, murderous madwomen, and murderesses using press quotations, drawings amd photographic reproductions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The artist produced this book from a diary she kept about dreams, recollections, and fears on relocating to Detroit in 1979. Facing pages, one of poems and the other of photocollages depict such experiences. The photographs were reprinted from "Portrait of an Artist and Her Mother."The experiences described among others include "kainophobia": fear of change, "eremiphobia": fear of solitude. Grant has produced an outstanding, powerful presentation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The pages of handwritten text include examples of micrographic writings, freeform markings, abstract shapes and calligraphic characters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The pages were printed from writings and collages of newspaper and periodical clippings in which the word, grun (meaning green in English) was mentioned. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Colored photographs of Elvis Presley are collaged onto black & white photographs. The book object is a pouch made of blue denim. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Most of the pages consist of a listing of German villages that are printed on the left side of the page. The right side consists of handwritten calligraphic markings and ideograms. Although five copies of the book were made, each is actually unique since the calligraphy varies from one to another. The last six pages provide documentation for the book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Rubber balloon incorporated into cover design. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The loose sheets of white papercard that were perforated with circular white holes placed at random on the different leaves, are held together by a single loose leaf ring. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The paper slips in the hollow read "to see beyond - the hand that points - in the individual soul, etc. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

George Lott was an American soldier in WWII whose wounding in battle was published by Life magazine. Because of this publicity, he received over 3000 letters. Baroni's homage consists of collaging two paper, addressed envelopes from mail he received to each of 10 pages and both covers and adding band-aids or adhesive tape to them. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Wolf writes that "the Asian appearance of the text is created by overprinting a German text, inspired by stories told by the artist's German speaking son, who lives as a journalist in Hong Kong." Five distinct, folded booklets are fastened to the front (black) and back (red) covers; there is no spine. The book is wrapped with 2 colored paper tapes which are held by the long wooden stick. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.