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Diogenes : defictions

Title: Diogenes : defictions / Thomas McEvilley.
Author: McEvilley, Thomas, 1939-
Publication: Berkeley : Peter Koch, Printer, 1994.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KP (Koch, Peter) 95-552	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

64 p. : ill. (1 col.); 21 cm.

Alternative Title

Defictions

Subject

Genre/Form

Typefaces (Type evidence) – Caslon (Adobe).
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Gill Sans (Monotype).
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Bifur (Deberny & Peignot).

Note

One of 500 copies printed on beige French Dur-O-Tone paper from Adobe Caslon, Monotype Gill Sans and Deberny & Peignot Bifur types.
Illustrations ("The defictions of Diogenes"): 12 photomechanical prints : linoleum block and photo-polymer, brownn on dark beige (11), reproduction of col. photo. (1) ; full-page. Consist of reproductions of the series of 11 inscribed lead plates that comprised the original arist's book (a presentation of anecdotes about Diogenes of Sinope as retold by the artist, intended as a set of performance pieces; lettering by Christopher Stinehour, printed letterpress from zinc engravings) and a mounted photo. of the book in its ceramic case. Color lithography by George Lithograph; photo. by Richard Blair.
Binding: Publisher's, by Arnold Martinez, consisting of brown cardboard front and back boards and black cloth spine, with ill. on front cover (Diogenes and Alexander, from Raphael's "School of Athens," used in altered form on t.p.).

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Indexed In (note)

Braun, J. Peter Koch, Printer

Contents

Introduction / Robert Bringhurst -- Diogenes of Sinope / Thomas McEvilley -- The defictions of Diogenes -- On lead as a text transmission object / [Peter Koch]

Call Number

*KP (Koch, Peter) 95-552

OCLC

32749894
NYPG95-B7049

Author

McEvilley, Thomas, 1939-

Title

Diogenes : defictions / Thomas McEvilley.

Imprint

Berkeley : Peter Koch, Printer, 1994.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Indexed In:

Braun, J. Peter Koch, Printer, p. 44

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Added Author

Diogenes, -approximately 323 B.C.

Bringhurst, Robert.

Koch, Peter Rutledge, printer.

Stinehour, Christopher, calligrapher.

Martinez, Arnold, binder.

McEvilley, Thomas, 1939- Defictions of Diogenes.

Research Call Number

*KP (Koch, Peter) 95-552

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