According to a personal communication from Charles Verey to the Sackners, Houedard was alternating his time in Prinknash Abbey and Rome, Italy from October 1951 to July 1954. He believed that most of the visual art was done in Rome. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

According to a personal communication from Charles Verey to the Sackners, Houedard was alternating his time in Prinknash Abbey and Rome, Italy from October 1951 to July 1954. He believed that most of the visual art was done in Rome. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The found text that is collaged onto elongated horns of a strange animal reads, "Carrying on the great proletarian revolution / Building the new, socialist China." The cut out postmark rubberstamp resembles a full moon on the black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The found text that is collaged onto elongated horns of a strange animal reads, "Carrying on the great proletarian revolution / Building the new, socialist China." The cut out postmark rubberstamp resembles a full moon on the black background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The recto is orange colored and contains a copy of the seal of the house of lords. The verso is turquoise and contains a postmark from the House of Commons. Houedard writes "for Dave & the midyard." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Note that one of the three copies has price list of publications on a loose sheet. The optical illustrations throughout the pages of this issue are taken from paintings by Jeffrey Steele. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The loose sheet contains an essay by Jasia Reichardt describing the history of artists books. The introduction to this catalogue provides a sampling of pages from books published by students at Watford School of Art from 1966-1974. This is followed by a larger section of pages, mostly visual art from students at the school in 1974. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Two thin metal wires are vertically imbedded in the plastic that contains red and green folded strips.The complete found printed poem reads "quick pale yellow Another tin day." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Two thin metal wires are vertically imbedded in the plastic that contains red and green folded strips.The complete found printed poem reads "quick pale yellow Another tin day." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.