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Conventional poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 3963 Collections and/or Records:

La Dame de Paris / Larbouillat, Bernard., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-54833-990263
Scope and Contents

The French poem that forms the shape of Notre Dame Cathedrale is printed on the verso of the card. Cathedrale ta forme - sauf a perdre ame - est celle haute enorme - et couchee d'une femme. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

La Definizione del Prezzo, 1991

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Identifier: CC-02600-2643
Scope and Contents

The drawings by Della Casa that are reproduced in this book depict images of Spatola. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

La Lettre / Iliazd ; Picasso, Pablo ; Andre Markowicz, translator., 1991

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Identifier: CC-08420-8587
Scope and Contents

Reprints of book first published in 1948. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

La Piedra Colectiva: Canciones con Movimiento, 1978

 Item — Box 321: [Barcode: 31858072490877]
Identifier: CC-23440-23884
Scope and Contents

Includes reproduction of print by Claudio Parmiggiani. Also designated Exit 2. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

La Poesie Arabe / Koraichi, Rachid., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-35615-37360
Scope and Contents

This sophisticated children's book combines a conventional poem in French, a translation in Arabic and a multi-colored calligraphic interpretation by Koraichi on facing pages. The poems were selected by Farouk Mardam-Bey and the conventional Arabic calligraphy was done by Abdullah Akkar. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

La Prose du Transsiberien et la Petite Jehanne de France (facsimile) / Delaunay, Sonia ; Cendrars, Blaise ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 2008

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Identifier: CC-47748-68767
Scope and Contents

This is a facsimile of the artist's book originally published in 1913, made after an original copy in the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University. The original copy was purchased from the Sackner Archive. This edition also includes a new English translation and essay by curator Timothy Young in an accompanying book. The facsimile was reproduced from scanned images of the original and printed on Mohawk Superfine Ultrawhite Eggshell 100 text. It was letterpress scored, then hand folded like the original and assembled. The slipcase was base on the original vellum cover, which was hand-painted by Sonya Delaunay and glued to the text block. This work is stored with "Metaphor Taking Shape." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

Lap Gun Cut, 2006

 Item — Box 337: [Barcode: 31858072491198]
Identifier: CC-46811-49543

L'Arbre de Vie / de Charmoy, Cozette ; Wiame, Sarah., 1997

 Item
Identifier: CC-28767-30074
Scope and Contents

The pages depict printed calligraphic, rubberstamped, and typeset poetry composed by de Charmoy. The background drawings on the pages that depict trees and abstract markings as well as the collage were done by Sarah Wiame. The rubberstampings are shaped like trees or branches. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

L'Arc de Sant Marti / Calleja, J.M.; Ballbe i Aumalle, M-A.; Peran i Rafart, M.; Sicart i Roig, X.; Lorman, J.; Araujo, J.; Boneti Julve, D.., 1979

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Identifier: CC-16710-17065
Scope and Contents

Each broadside has a single arc of rainbow color; the texts are related to the colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1979

Last Words / Burroughs, William S.., 1997

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Identifier: CC-28338-29519
Scope and Contents

The essay consists of excerpts from the journal of Burroughs from May 3 to his final entry on "August 1, Fliday," the day before his death. It reads, "Love? What is it? Most natural painkiller. What there is. LOVE." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1997

Lay-Out: Curvd H&Z In Print / curry, jw., 1991

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Identifier: CC-43198-45255
Scope and Contents

Although curry wrote to the Sackners that this was the layout for a catalogue, there is no such listing in the Sackner Archive. It was the first production where he used annotations for the works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991