13 ÷ 14. Figures drawn from the Loculus of Archimedes. Reflections on Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.

Stevens, Wallace.

Price: $1,800.00

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Minneapolis: Mnemonic Press, (2004). Edition of 50 copies. Harriet Bart has inventively used the fourteen shapes that comprise the ancient puzzle to create dynamic silhouette figures for each of the thirteen stanzas of the poem: hence, the title of the book 13 ÷ 14. These thirteen figures were then scanned and converted to polymer plate, from which they were then printed on Magnani Pescia paper. 64 pages, the figures and poem printed on rectos; the stanza number on versos. 10 i x 14 in. The primary type is Delphin II; Delphin I and the Trump Mediaeval series are used for display. The type is handset from foundry metal originally cast by Stemple and Ludwig & Mayer. The book is three-color throughout, although the overall impression of the book is that of stark, dense black. The stanza numbers are printed in gunmetal blue and are repeated in a fugitive gray on pages facing the figures. The book is bound in a traditional goatskin quarter binding. The boards are covered in iridescent blue/black cloth with a blackbird foil-stamped in matte black. The book was designed and printed in collaboration with Philip Gallo at The Hermetic Press. The binding is by Jill Jevne. (Item ID: 23443)

$1,800.00

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