The Deeliazd / Jack A. Hirschman., 1990
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Scope and Contents
This is a put-together of the Gmicalzoma language of John Dee, magician and alchemist to Queen Elizabeth during Shakespeare's time with the typographical design of Iliazd. The title page contains ciphers from a book by Dee himself. The tiles consist of nine small tiles joined together by wooden dowels and Hirschman mentions that he was seeking a "geometric Zaum" by the the rota-tora-orat box simulation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1990
Creator
- Hirschman, Jack A., 1933-2021 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (5 tiles (paint, crayon) in box (wooden, enamel paint)) ; tiles each 16 x 16 x 1 cm, in box 17 x 18 x 5 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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: San Francisco, California : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: J.A.H. (b.c.- box cover); J.A.H. (l.r.- tile). Nationality of creator: American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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