Abies spectabilis : East Himalayan fir
| Description: |
This book is a compilation of texts, each accompanied by an illustration, including a personal anecdote from the journal of the artist, a parallel experience in the form of a folktale by Sheryl A. Karas about the Abies alba (Silver fir), a habitat study from 2012 and the taxonomy of the tree. As the anecdote is read, an image from behind the paper dominates silently. The image of the fir forest is revealed when the French fold forming the heart of this book is opened fully--Artists website.The paper is abaca made specifically for this project, and the text has been hand set using Joanna Monotype. Illustrated and printed by Radha Pandey at the University of Iowa Center for the Book, during the snowy spring of 2013--Colophon.I-ART: Library has 6/20. |
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| Origin: | 2013 |
| Created By: |
Pandey, Radha |
| Publisher: |
Des Moines, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 2013. |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BookArts/id/1012 |
| Collection: |
Herron Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright |
| Subjects: |
Pandey, Radha. Silver fir--In art. Trees--Classification--In art. Trees--Pictorial works. Tales in art. Art--Anecdotes. Artists books--Iowa--Des Moines--Specimens. |
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