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This book includes a reproduction of a calligram by Apollinaire and a reproduction of a military formation using letters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This book includes a reproduction of a calligram by Apollinaire and a reproduction of a military formation using letters. The Sackner Archive also holds the first edition that was printed in French. This reprinted edition is an English translation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This exhibition is a tribute to the fine typographic press of Jean-Jacques Sergent. Didier Mutel has contributed 15 aquatints to " Amok" by Stefan Zweig. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This book is subtitled "La Figuration dans l'alphabet latin du huitieme siecle a nos jours." Raymond Queneau contributed a preface. The dust jacket has an illustration by Folon. The antholgy, 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 dust jacket of this copy is frayed at the top. The caption on the other copy of this book does not indicate that this is a second edition; however, the first edition was published in 1970 not 1973 as in this edition. he dust jackets differ...

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.

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The theme of this book is photographic reproductions of textural and pictographic images of shop signs and billboards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.