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Object Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Wellman, Kelly
Title
Palimpsest
Date
2000
Press(es)
This is my body press
Physical Description
[24] leaves: ill.; 26 cm.
Subject(s)
Eucalyptus Press
Description
"The
quotations
in the
book
appear
in the
Oxford
English
Dictionary
,
unabridged
version
,
under
'
palimpsest"--Leaf
[22]
"
Tympans
from the
Eucalyptus
Press
at
Mills
College
were
lit
from
behind
and
photographed
at
extremely
close
range
. The
photos
were then
scanned
and
cropped
in
Photoshop
and
reproduced
as
half
tone
negatives
. These
negatives
were
used
to
make
polymer
plates
,
which
were then
printed
on the
letterpress
. The
tympans
which
were
photographed
now
serve
as the
book
covers"--Leaf
[23]
.
"
[P]rinted
from
polymer
plates
on
Fabriano
Ingres
paper
. The
type
is
Berkeley
Book
and
Berkeley
Book
Italic"--Leaf
[24]
Library's
copy
is
no
.
12
of an
edition
of
20
copies
.
Letterpress
printing
.
Book Type(s)
Artists' books
Binding
Sewn onto exposed linen tape - tympan cover
Process/Technique
Letterpress printing (polymer plates)
Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Wellman, Kelly
Title
Palimpsest
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Cover
Image Description
The
cover
of the
book
that
is
soiled
.
ImageID
artb51273A
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Palimpsest
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Title page
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Palimpsest
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