The nomad's chair
- Title
- The nomad's chair / [A.S. Lorenz].
- Published by
- [Bologna : Angela Lorenz, 1998]
- Supplementary content
- Author
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Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
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Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308. | FormatText | AccessBy appointment only | Call numberSpencer Coll. Ital. 1998 10-122 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308 |
Details
- Description
- 1 v. : chiefly col. ill.; 20 x 21 cm.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Artists' books – Italy.
- Typefaces (Type evidence) – Imprint.
- Call number
- Spencer Coll. Ital. 1998 10-122
- Note
- Produced in an edition of 12.
- Consists of 12 square and 13 triangular panels sewn together with beige wool yarn; rectos of panels are colored collographs, with text of the poem blind-stamped on versos of five. Issued folded into a square with the title (on triangular panel) displayed on top. Unfolds to a rectangle 56 x 121 cm.
- "This work consists of 24 [i.e. 25] collographs sewn together with wool yarn to form, when opened, the reproduction of a 19th century Kurd tribal carpet, sans borders ... Extracted from the case, the book unfolds panorama style to reveal a short poem, blind-stamped in letterpress, about nomads and rugs. The etching paper has been hand-dyed with tea, not only to evoke the desert but also to incorporate a substance and ritual central to the daily lives of many nomads. The two printed triangles now visible represent two nomad tents in barren surroundings as well as pyramids, often depicted alongside nomads in exotic 19th century illustrations. The rug slips out of its hide case to be viewed or displayed flat or vertically, on the wall ... The test [i.e. text] is embossed in the typeface Imprint ... Each of the 24 [i.e. 25] collographs was created with two interlocking plates that were inked separately with up to seven colors and fit together again on the etching press, allowing for an elaborate series of colors with only two runs through the press per collograph."--Artist's Web site.
- Binding (note)
- Issued in a vellum book shoe with beige leather spine labels, blind-stamped with title and artist's name, and natural linen slipcase.
- Author
- Lorenz, Angela.
- Title
- The nomad's chair / [A.S. Lorenz].
- Imprint
- [Bologna : Angela Lorenz, 1998]
- Local note
- Spencer Coll. copy is no. 3/12; signed in pencil by the artist
- Binding
- Issued in a vellum book shoe with beige leather spine labels, blind-stamped with title and artist's name, and natural linen slipcase.
- Local note
- Accompanied by 2 col. diagrams showing correct folding and placement in case.
- Connect to:
- Place of publication
- Italy Bologna.
- Research call number
- Spencer Coll. Ital. 1998 10-122