The Alphabetic Labyrinth: The Letters in History and Imagination / Drucker, Johanna ; Fludd R ; Mallarme S ; Marinetti FT ; Zdanevich I ; Abulafia A ; Derrida J ; Gill E ; Maurus H ; Kruchenykh A ; Lissitzky E ; Morris W ; Peignot J ; Picasso P ; Porphyrii PO ; Rimbaud A., 1995
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Scope and Contents
Drucker's historical research text traces "the chronology of the discovery of the origins and development [of the alphabet] and the concepts of alphabetical symbolism through the course of human history and tradition." Chapters include the Alphabet's Origins and its place in Classical History, Gnosticism and Hermeticism, Calligraphy and Alchemy, The Kabbalah, Renaissance, 18th Century, 19th Century, and 20th Century. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1995
Creator
- Drucker, Johanna, 1952- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (320 pages) in dust jacket) : illustrations ; 26.7 x 20.2 x 3.4 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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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: New York : Thames and Hudson. Nationality of creator: American. General: Number of duplicates: 1. 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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