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Hieroglyphics

 Subject
Subject Source: Sackner Database

Found in 220 Collections and/or Records:

The Geometric Poem / Corso, Gregory., 1966

 Item
Identifier: CC-20132-20527
Scope and Contents

The poem has an ancient Egyptian theme; the book appears to be a reproduction of Curso's sketchbook. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1966

The Hieroglyphic Alphabet / Sackner, Sara., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-43772-45868
Scope and Contents

Sara Sackner used the hieroglyphics and their letter representation on the front of this card to send a message to Ruth and Marvin Sackner, e.g., Hi, R + M! ... -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

The History of the Book: The Cornelius J. Hauck Collection / Christie's., 2006

 Item
Identifier: CC-45255-47440
Scope and Contents

Auction catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2006

The Plagiarist Codex: An Old Maya Information Hieroglyph, 1990

 Item — Box And-Andre: [Barcode: 31858072490810]
Identifier: CC-26955-27429
Scope and Contents

This is a slightly larger version of the book published originally by Xexoxial Editions in 1987. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

This is Visual Poetry. No.20/Apr / C. Mehrl Bennett., 2010

 Item
Identifier: CC-51960-73062
Scope and Contents On the back cover and internet, it is stated that C. Mehrl Bennett is an artist, visual poet, and collaborates with others. This photo was taken by her spouse, John M. Bennett, in March 2010, before the Mayan hieroglyphic staircase in Copan. Her works have been published in Lost & Found Times, Vispoeology (Minneapolis Center for Book Arts), Otoliths, and other websites. http://stores.lulu.com/lunabisonteprods features books by JMB & CMB; three collaborative books by JMB, Thomas Cassidy, Richard Kostelanetz, K.S. Ernst, and Sheila E. Murphy; and books by Marilyn R. Rosenberg, Tom Taylor, Paul Thaddeus Lambert, Carlos Martinez Luiz, and Edward Lense. She is technical facilitator and co-editor for that website. Cathy says: "Inside are digitally enhanced asemic characters -- each a small part of a painting I'm currently working on. I began my painting after returning from a two week archeological tour in Guatemala where we were highly saturated with Mayan glyphs on stelas,...
Dates: 2010

Tidal Breathing, 1991

 Item — Folder 29: [Barcode: 31858072459880]
Identifier: CC-14350-14658
Scope and Contents

Commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. The upper half of this picture depicts a tube-like structure connected to a larger semi-circular one, presumably a highly stylized representation of the lungs. White squiggley lines on a black ground within the latter give an appearance of oceanic tides, thereby providing a metaphor for the title of this work, i.e. Tidal Breathing. The lower half of the picture contains untranslatable hieroglyphics by Ely, his charactistic gestural marks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

Tun Katun Baktun / Jack A. Hirschman., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-08837-9012
Scope and Contents

Title signifies Mayan periods of time; this work is a variant on the dot-dash system of counting. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

[Un Nome] , 1997

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-30744-32189

Una Sola Parola, Tutte / Merante, Angelo., 1991

 Item
Identifier: CC-06649-6768
Scope and Contents

The title translated into English means "One Word is All Words." The title in Italian was incorrectly spelled in its original citation according to web comments below. *WEB 1998: Angelo Merante: The original title (in Italian) is Una Sola Parola, Tutte instead of: Uno sola parola, Tutti (that is not correct in Italian). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991

[Untitled] / Bayle, H.., 1986

 Item
Identifier: CC-21532-21943
Scope and Contents

The pages in this book are black colored stock onto which the author has written hieroglyphics in white ink that are arranged as a linear grid. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1986

[Untitled] / Berry, Jake., 1987

 Item
Identifier: CC-23897-24345
Scope and Contents

The drawing is composed with white ink on black paper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

[Untitled] / Ely, Timothy., 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-13354-13655
Scope and Contents

Sixty books and bookbindings by Ely exhibited; seven books were loaned by Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989