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Half-city

Title
Half-city / by Sjoerd Hofstra.
Author
Hofstra, Sjoerd
Publication
Amsterdam ; New York : ZET, c2002.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. Neth. 2002 09-247Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Calvino, Italo
  • Vignola, 1507-1573.
  • Léveil, J.-A.
  • Hibon, Auguste, 1780-1857.
  • ZET (Firm) pbl
Description
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill.; 44 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Artists' books – Netherlands – 21st century.
  • Artists' books – United States – 21st century.
Note
  • "An edition of 10 copies and 4 a.p."--Colophon.
  • Designed, printed, constructed and bound by Sjoerd Hofstra.
  • Pop-up book containing 7 double-page spreads, of which all but t.p. and colophon are pop-up constructions.
  • "Text by Italo Calvino, from Invisible cities. Architectural drawings from Traité élémentaire pratique d'architecture, ou, Étude des cinq ordres d'après Jacques Barozzio de Vignole, composé, dessiné et mis en ordre par J.A. Léveil, published by Garnier-Frères, Paris, 1880"--Colophon.
  • Architectural drawings by Léveil were engraved for the Vignola work by Auguste Hibon.
Binding (note)
  • Publisher's white paper and light gray cloth boards; facsim. of architectural drawing on both boards and spine; facsim. of drawing on lining papers. In dark gray cloth clamshell box.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. Neth. 2002 09-247
OCLC
62074716
Author
Hofstra, Sjoerd.
Title
Half-city / by Sjoerd Hofstra.
Imprint
Amsterdam ; New York : ZET, c2002.
Local Note
Spencer Coll. copy is no. 5/10; signed in pencil by Hofstra.
Binding
Publisher's white paper and light gray cloth boards; facsim. of architectural drawing on both boards and spine; facsim. of drawing on lining papers. In dark gray cloth clamshell box.
Place of Publication
Netherlands Amsterdam.
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Calvino, Italo. Città invisibili. English. Selections.
Vignola, 1507-1573. Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura.
Léveil, J.-A. Illustrator
Hibon, Auguste, 1780-1857.
ZET (Firm) Publisher
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. Neth. 2002 09-247
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