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Dicing Cake (Dizen Que) The Joys of an Unstable Text or Who Wrote Don Quixote, 2006

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-45963-48669
Scope and Contents In the introduction, Bennett writes that his text in this book is a transduction of the original Spanish. "A transduction is a process involving homophonic translation and other associative maneuvers to create a new text whose aim is to bring to light one of the innumerable sub-texts that surround any linguistic artifact." The font used for John M Bennett's transduction is Johnee's Scrawlphabet, created from Bennett's own calligraphy by James Wiese.Oak Knoll Books: "The book was created to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Part of El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de al Mancha in 1605. The passages in this book are taken from the following two edition of Don Quixote, Part II, Chapter 44 - one printed in Brussels in 1662, and an English translation generally attributed to Thomas Shelton printed in 1620. The original transduction is by Bennet who is the Curator of the Avant Writing Collection at The Ohio State University Rare Books and Manuscripts...
Dates: 2006

Balam Malab, 2010

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-51573-72672
Scope and Contents

This folded broadside was printed by Tyson Sutherland on a Vandercook Universal I letterpress at The Ohio State University Libraries' Book Arts Laboratory in April 2010. Text and design by John M. Bennett. The letterforms are assorted wood types; the paper is Arches Cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2010

Jerks, 1980

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-22103-22520
Scope and Contents

This package includes nine pages of hand printed poetry (eight poems) and seven line drawings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1980

Itinerario, 1971

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-22789-23224

Simbolo Come Struttura Mostra Personale, 1984

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-21073-21482
Scope and Contents

This exhibition dealt mainly with abstract sculptural structures/ -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

Square of Saying, 1981

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-01760-1796
Scope and Contents

The text by Mirella Bentivoglio introduces this Mail Art exhibition catalogue by feminine Italian artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Additional artists: Diamantini, Chiara ; Esposito, Anna ; Gussago, Maria Ferrero ; Gut, Elisabetta ; Izzo, Marilede ; Kubisch, Christina ; Lai, Maria ; Lanza, Sveva ; Marcucci, Lucia ; Mejia, Silvia ; Melandri, Valeria ; Meo, Gisella ; Montalcini, Paola Levi ; Oberto, Anna ; Paci, Anna ; Sandri, Giovanna ; Savoi, Alba ; Schodl, Greta ; Skuber, Berty ; Weller, Simona.

Dates: 1981

4 Libri - Oggetto, 1977

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-20697-21099
Scope and Contents

The poem object by Ennio Pouchard entitled, "Leggere Parole" that is photographically reproduced in this catalogue is held by the Sackner Archive. Mirella Bentivoglio conducted an interview of the four participating artists. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1977

Ciclo, 1974

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-58026-10001282
Scope and Contents

This work was displayed at one of pete spence's 1999 mail art exhibitions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

The Smallest Flower of the World, 1987

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-21528-21939

Il Coure della Consumatrice Ubbidente (Coca), 1976

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-20918-21327
Scope and Contents

This print is based upon a larger silkscreen multiple on steel done in 1975. It depicts the logo of coca-cola with the word "oca" in its middle; the Italian word "oca" means "silly goose" in English. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1976

Forma Lenta (Lumaca), 1970

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-21322-21732

8 Situazione / 1 Parola (Traffico), 1971

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-21174-21583
Scope and Contents

Images of automotive vehicles form a single letter on each page which together spell "TRAFFICO." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1971

Hyper Ovum, 1988

 Item — Box: Artist Boxed Materials/Oversized: Be-Bir
Identifier: CC-21392-21803
Scope and Contents

Organized by Arturo Carlo Quintavalle. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1988