A hypothetical analysis of the twinkle in stars (as told by a child to a teacher)

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Object Details

author

Ng, Katherine

Author

Record, Robert 1510?-1558 Castle of knowledge

Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI

Washington Project for the Arts (D.C.)

Science and the Artist's Book (Exhibition)

Notes

"Handset in Centaur, letterpress printed on Mohawk and written and designed by Katherine Ng ..." --Colophon

An artist's book, with a structure based on the wishing stars (lucky stars) from Hong Kong

Consists of one continuous strip of paper (5 x 64 cm.) printed on both sides in black and gold and folded into a pentagonal shape (9 cm.), inside which five small colored paper wishing stars (1-2 cm.) are hidden

Cover title

Publisher and date of copyright from colophon; possible place of publication from label on box

Bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Katherine Ng

In [the original?] 2-part box made from corrugated brown paper; the whole housed in an archival box 15 x 15 cm. for preservation

Signed in pencil: Katherine Ng, 1994

The Dibner Library copy [39088008442477] was displayed at the Washington Project for the Arts and the SIL Exhibition Gallery, May 1995-May 1996, for the "Science and the Artist's Book" exhibition. This artist's book was created in response to Robert Recorde's book, The Castle of Knowledge (London, 1556)

Date

1994

20th century

Call number

N7433.4.N4 H97 1994

Type

Books

Artists' books (books).)

Artists' books

Physical description

1 folded sheet 9 cm. in box 15 x 15 cm

Place

United States

California

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Toy and movable books