The Spheres Pages 151 & 152 / Macia, Carlos., 1993
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Scope and Contents
This drawing was made on pages 151 & 152 as well as a page near the title page of a book on astronomy by Joannis de Sacro Bosco, Sphaera, Lyon France, 1564. The original pages were perforated by termite holes that were hidden by mounting them to a sheet of gold leaf. The title page with three adjacent pages within the two pages have termite holes not concealed with gold leaf. The pages themselves have engravings that Macia has incorporated into his new image. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1993
Creator
- Maciá, Carlos, 1951-1994 (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 drawing (watercolor, graphite, pencil colored, ink, gold leaf) in museum board + [box (plexiglas)]) ; 16 x 21 cm, on board 33 x 37 cm, in box 36 x 40 x 7 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
shelf guest room
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: Barcelona, Spain : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: M 93 (l.r.). Nationality of creator: Cuban-American. General: About 1 total copies. General: Added by: MARVIN; 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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Main Library
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