Research Catalog

Title

Marginal notes on Simon / Cally Trench.

Author

Trench, Cally

Publication

London : AMBruno, 2022.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Editor Lastname, Firstname.
• AMBruno (Group of artists)
• Artists' Books Collection (NYPL, Print Collection)

Description

[173] pages : illustrations; 20 cm.

Summary

Artist's book. "At the age of 15, I made marginal notes in my copy of a novel set for English Literature 'O' Level, in preparation for an essay on the character of Simon. This book shows the 25 pages with marginal notes; the original text is omitted, its shape being indicated by a thin red outline (revealing chapter headings, indentations, and paragraph ends) ... My notes are shown in their original location, but printed rather than hand-written, thus becoming the text of the new book ... Although the text of the novel exists only in ghost form, my marginal notes create a minimalist and partial version of the story. Readers may well identify the original novel, or get a sense of its themes. The cover illustration is an enlarged and altered fragment of a black-and-white still photograph from the 1963 film of the book, which was used on the cover of my copy of the original novel."--Page [28].

Series Statement

AMBruno Margins project

Subject

• Trench, Cally > Library > Marginal notes
• Golding, William, 1911-1993. > Study and teaching (Secondary)
• Lord of the flies (Golding, William)
• Marginalia in art
• Reading in art
• Artists' books > Specimens
• Artists' books
• Marginalia
• Libraries

Genre/Form

• Artists' books.
• Artists' books – Great Britain – 21st century.
• Specimens.

Note

• "At the age of 15, I made marginal notes in my copy of a novel set for English Literature 'O' Level, in preparation for an essay on the character of Simon. Marginal Notes on Simon shows the 25 pages with marginal notes; the original text is omitted, and its shape is indicated by a thin red outline (revealing chapter headings, indentations, and paragraph ends). My notes are shown in their original location, but printed rather than hand-written, thus becoming the text of the new book. Although the text of the novel exists only in ghost form, my marginal notes create a minimalist and partial version of the story. Readers may well identify the original novel, or get a sense of its themes. The cover illustration is an enlarged and altered fragment of a black-and-white still photograph from the 1963 film of the book, which was used on the cover of my copy of the original novel." -- Taken from the artists' website 2023.
• Created for the AMBruno Margins project, 2022.
• A numbered edition of 12 copies.

Call Number

MEMZ (Trench) 23-38

OCLC

1371287078

Author

Trench, Cally, artist.

Title

Marginal notes on Simon / Cally Trench.

Publisher

London : AMBruno, 2022.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

AMBruno Margins project

Local Note

Library has copy no. 5, signed and numbered in black ink by the artist.

Artists' Books Collection (NYPL, Print Collection).

Added Author

Editor Lastname, Firstname.

AMBruno (Group of artists)

Artists' Books Collection (NYPL, Print Collection)

Research Call Number

MEMZ (Trench) 23-38