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Calligraphic text

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 2969 Collections and/or Records:

Poem of Beirut / Koraichi, Rachid; Darwish, Mahmoud., 2001

 Item
Identifier: CC-44668-46832
Scope and Contents

The colophon states that "Original edition of Mahmood Darwich's "Poem of Beirut" was engraved on 22 zinc plates by Rachid Koraichi in Sisi-Bond-Said, Tunisia in 1984. The plates were printed in 250 gram weight Velin d'Arches paper by Elsa Ancia, Paris, France 2001. Kamel Ibrahim drew the calligraphy for the poem in Alexandria, Egypt, 1986. This text was printed at Saig's typographic press, L'Hay-les-Roses, France. The translation of the poem into English is printed on a single page The case was designed and fabricated by the Duval workshop in Paris, France. The total printing run was limited to 75 copies, signed and numbered by Koraichi. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2001

Poema Semiotic / Ferrando, Bartolome., 1989

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Identifier: CC-10776-10986
Scope and Contents

Ferrando composed a poem with five words in Spanish, e.g. hablar, bostezar, pensar, respirar, and sentir meaning to speak, yawn, think, breathe, and feel in English. He specified puntuation signs including an opened and closed parentheses, dashes, and opened circles adjacent to each of these words as a non-verbal code. In the three subsequent panels only the signs are used to convey the performance of the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989

Poeme-Visible No.19, 1960

 Item
Identifier: CC-41078-43059
Scope and Contents

This work by Winfred Gaul (1928-2003) has been reproduced in Tecken page 125 and in Bonjour, Monsieur Kolar page 25. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1960

Poemes Negres / Poynder, Macha ; Dachy M ; Tzara T., 1993

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Identifier: CC-32758-34349
Scope and Contents

The sound poems, that are adapted from Tzara's Dada work, are printed on the recto of a single page with 20 folds. The verso consists of 20 ideographic images on newsprint divided by the 20 folds. The newsprint is Chinese text. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Poemes (Zehn) Visibles / Helmes, Scott., 1998

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Identifier: CC-30811-32257
Scope and Contents

Each of the ten poems consists of reproductions of cut up, fragmented illustrations from magazines arranged in an unstructured grid. The letter states that this book is a gift for Ruth and Marvin's birthdays. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Poesia Al Futuro / Oberto, Anna., 1974

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Identifier: CC-37798-39678
Scope and Contents

There is an unsigned version of this print with smaller borders within the issue of Mercado Del Sale, September 1975. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

poesia critica / Pavanello, Giancarlo., 1997

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Identifier: CC-37628-39485
Scope and Contents

The brochures and some of the cards are exhibition announcements and catalogues. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Poesia y Caligrafia / Bonvicino, Regis R.; Ferrari, Leon., 1990

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Identifier: CC-22651-23082
Scope and Contents

The recto depicts Bonvicino's printed poem, the verso Ferrari's calligraphic interpretation. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[poetadns 2], 2003

 Item — Box 336: [Barcode: 31858072491115]
Identifier: CC-40387-42358

Poetendo, 1998

 Item — Box 188: [Barcode: 31858072459583]
Identifier: CC-31294-32767
Scope and Contents

Caruso created a CD with handwritten text, white paint, collaged paper additions and torn paper for this unique poem object. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Poetry First, 1993

 Item — Box 256: [Barcode: 31858072458254]
Identifier: CC-03110-3158
Scope and Contents

The porcelain cup is inscribed "Poetry First" on one side and Petr Sevcik on the other side. The shipping box is collaged in part with poems taken from newspapers by Chistian Morgenstern and Ernst Jandl. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993

Poetry Information, 1974

 Item — Box Adler: [Barcode: 31858072490828]
Identifier: CC-25593-26051
Scope and Contents

This is a cover design for the periodical.The uneveness of the abstract images suggests that this work is a drawing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1974

Poetry News Letter / Depew, Linda., 2003

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Identifier: CC-57970-10001228
Scope and Contents

This is a design for Poetry Newsletter in New York. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2003