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This work depicts six poems arranged in a grid. It relates to a sculptural work also held by the Sackner Archive that was exhibited in the Apollinaire ICA exhibition in London 1968. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This printing of a Doctural thesis deals mainly with Swedish concrete poets, most notably Fahlstrom. Olsson visited the Sackner Archive in the early 2000s to scan material for this thesis. He is also one of the Co-Editors-In-Chief of Oei magazine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This is a revision of a book published in 1977 which surveys 20th century art history with accentuation of works with visual/verbal imagery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The typographical designs of the contemporary Czech artists featured in this exhibition were outstanding. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Page 15 reproduces a colored calligram by Apollinaire that is held by the Sackner Archive in a limited edition of 10 copies. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This a critical text dealing with issues after the exhibition, "Between Poetry and Painting" at the ICA in London 1966. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This historical anthology of experimental poetry was a part of the series "Der Andere Bibliothek" edited by Magnus Enzensberger. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This book is about how language deals with the non-verbal and about linguistic resposes to painting. Scobie writes that the unity in this book lies "in its relation to a central complex of ideas - the interaction between language and painting: the specific case of Cubism; the extension of Cubism into Concrete Poetry." Scobie provides an excellent background of Cubism's beginnings with emphasis on the roles of Apollinaire and Daniel Kahnwieler, the art dealer. He discusses the placing of fragmented words into Cubist paintings as word-play and puns.In his chapter on concrete poetry, Scobie "attempts to situate the international movement of the 1950's and 1960's within larger cultural tendencies, such as the transition from modernism to post modernism," and he reviews the collaboration between bp Nichol, the Canadian poet and Barbara Caruso, the Canadian artist. In the following chapter, Scobie deals with sound and visual poetry and concludes this section with an analyses of the...

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Finlay laid out D.H. Lawrence's poem, "Autumn Rain" in the style of Apollinaire's Il Pleut. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Consists of an introduction into the history of concrete Poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Ths Sackner Archive holds a signed photographic print of a poem reproduced on page 24. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The thesis of this book is that Concrete Poems can e a basis for the learning of a forfeign language. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents This book is subtitled "La Figuration dans l'alphabet latin du huitieme siecle a nos jours." Raymond Queneau contributed a preface. This is a new and augmented edition with the dust jacket cover by Andre Francois. The anthology, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.On the title page, the caption that this is a new and expanded edition appears; the first edition was published in 1970. The dust jackets differ between the two second editions. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or...

Scope and Contents This book is subtitled "La Figuration dans l'alphabet latin du huitieme siecle a nos jours." Raymond Queneau contributed a preface. The dust jacket has an illustration by Folon. The antholgy, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.The dust jacket of this copy is frayed at the top. The caption on the other copy of this book does not indicate that this is a second edition; however, the first edition was published in 1970 not 1973 as in this edition. he dust jackets differ...

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This anthology, with text by Massin, is divided into three main sections. The first section is a discussion of the letter itself, the letter as symbol and the history of letters. The next section contains figurative verse and calligrams, shaped poetry and prose throughout history. The final section of the book examines the use of letters in fine art and how the letter form has grown in importance throughout the history of art. The diverse illustrations are international in scope and range from early Christian prayer books and Gothic alphabets to contemporary works.The English edition of this book has not printed the appendices present in the original French edition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.