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Calligraphic text

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2969 Collections and/or Records:

Un Presagio - Un Mutamento / Caruso, Luciano., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-29750-31127
Scope and Contents

The drawing is a hand painted poem by Caruso, overlaid on a printed colored image from a periodical. It begins "dalle storie di Alberada," the title that is printed on the folder. Caruso's calligraphy in this work is more geometrical and structural than his usual handwritten texts. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Una Insolita Leggerezza / Sarenco., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-55954-9999423
Scope and Contents

Sarenco's poem is printed on the inside front cover of the folder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Una Storia d'Amore / Bertola, Carla., 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-23609-24056
Scope and Contents

Each page has a different version of the handwritten Italian words io and tu (I and you) reflecting a love story. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Uncherished Memories / Baroni, Vittore., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-23532-23977
Scope and Contents

Baroni also provides a diagramatic drawing of collage images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

Uncle Funky / Walker, Elbert; McLuhan M; Wittgenstein L., 1969

 Item
Identifier: CC-32488-34064
Scope and Contents

Features calligraphic script in a number of styles along with line drawings that appear to be pages taken from a sketch book. Elbert Walker is the name of a well known mathematics professor; perhaps, he was the author of this piece since there are several mathematic references in the text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1969

Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas / Waters, Sheila., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-00295-303
Scope and Contents

This book is a reproduction of an original illuminated manuscript commissioned in 1961. The leaflet bound into the book adjacent to the colophon is a calligraphic sample from the original manuscript. The binding of the book is by Peter Waters. In this edition, Waters altered the name of the town where the action takes place to "Llaregyb" from its original "Llareggub" printed in the New Directions Edition. "Llareggub" written from end to beginning spell "buggerall," an obscene word. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Under Separate Cover, 2003

 Item — Box 337: [Barcode: 31858072491198]
Identifier: CC-41132-43113
Scope and Contents

Eter Panji runs the Visual World Poetry press. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003

["Underground"] from Yod / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-44048-46163
Scope and Contents

This drawing from the book "Yod" is an example of the Kabbalistic period of Hirschman's work in which the poet combined Hebrew letters within his poetry. Yod is the letter Y and also means hand in Hebrew. This drawing is a facsimile of the illustration in the book that was designed by Paul Vaughn and Pip Benveniste. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

und/was/ist/dem/schleier/ / Huber, Christine., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-09568-9758
Scope and Contents

Each page has a single handwritten word of the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Une Semaine Pale Pitante / Yzert, Fabian., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-00118-122
Scope and Contents

In the same slipcase as Fabian Yzert's book, there is Recit d'l Voyage jas si imaginare que ca. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Unita 471 (Tommy Mew) / Mohammed., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-06567-6686
Scope and Contents

Addressed to John Pyros. Mohammed is the non de plume ofr Plinio Mesciulam. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Unita 546 (Tommy Mew) / Mohammed., 1979

 Item
Identifier: CC-06568-6687
Scope and Contents

Addressed to John Pyros. Mohammed is the non de plume of Plenio Mesciulam. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979