The text deals with historic aspects of artist books, concrete poetry, and visual poetry in Italy during the twentieth century with illustrations from the seveties and eighties. The collage is tipped-in to the page facing the title page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book contains several essays on definitions and aspects of poesia visiva and visual poetry by its contributors. A photographic reproduction of Miccini's collage, 'Viaggio tra le nuvole' (1967), a work held by the Sackner Archive is depicted on page 148 of this exhibition catalogue and the image is depictedaccompanying this record. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book reviews visual and concrete poetry with calligraphic themes in Italy during the seventies. Its translation into English without the images is also held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Carrega presents a classification system on the three unbound pages for these "active writings" by Italian visual poets. A fuller description of his system was published as a book with the same title (also held by the Sackner Archive). This anthology is an outstanding contemporary survey of Poesia Visiva. Handcolored additions to the prints, done on varied paper stock and color, were made by Scanavino, Sanesi, Marocco, Pozatti, Carrega, and Finotti. Collaged additions to the prints including b&w photographs, thread, and magazine clippings, were made by De Leonardis, Altamira, Brunetti, Carpi, Castagnotto, Carrega, Oberto, Niccolai, and Izzo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Carrega presents a classification system on the three unbound pages for these "active writings" by Italian visual poets. A fuller description of his system was published as a book with the same title (also held by the Sackner Archive). This anthology is an outstanding contemporary survey of Poesia Visiva. Handcolored additions to the prints, done on varied paper stock and color, were made by Scanavino, Sanesi, Marocco, Pozatti, Carrega, and Finotti. Collaged additions to the prints including b&w photographs, thread, and magazine clippings, were made by De Leonardis, Altamira, Brunetti, Carpi, Castagnotto, Carrega, Oberto, Niccolai, and Izzo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Carrega presents a classification system on the three unbound pages for these "active writings" by Italian visual poets. A fuller description of his system was published as a book with the same title (also held by the Sackner Archive). This anthology is an outstanding contemporary survey of Poesia Visiva. Handcolored additions to the prints, done on varied paper stock and color, were made by Scanavino, Sanesi, Marocco, Pozatti, Carrega, and Finotti. Collaged additions to the prints including b&w photographs, thread, and magazine clippings, were made by De Leonardis, Altamira, Brunetti, Carpi, Castagnotto, Carrega, Oberto, Niccolai, and Izzo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the English translation of Ugo Carrega's Scrittura Attiva, Bologna: Zanichelli, 1980, a book held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.