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Collection	Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)	Maryatt, Kitty
Title	Nous tissons
Date	2006
Press(es)	Scripps College
Physical Description	[97] p.: ill.; 18 cm.
Subject(s)	Group work in art Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834 Van Vliet, Claire -- Influence Weaving
Description	Includes various texts generally on the subject of weaving, with a narrative throughout about Joseph Jacquard and the invention of his loom . "[Claire Van Vliet's] inventive weaving techniques have served as inspiration to challenge traditional book content and form. We decided to honor her on her visit this semester by producing a woven book as the 40th book in our collaborative series"--p. [3] . "Twelve... students as well as Professor Maryatt made connections through forceful weaving to bring Nous tissons to life. Arches cover is a soft, flexible paper perfect for our book... Stardream cover and text comprise our Jacquard anecdote and weavings as well as function to hold our book together. The title is presented in both 12 pt. Centaur and 12 pt. Arrighi. Each individual line was hand typeset and printed on Vandercook letterpresses by the diligent students. Paper weavings and linoleum cuts illustrate the narrative"--Colophon . Contributors: Megan Whiteford, Samantha Weisman, Kitty Maryatt, Kate Lindsay, Marissa Root, Sarah Horowitz, Kirsten Brewer, Chantelle Williams, Doug Reich, Julia Clark, Erin Kilpatrick, Sara Gaynor, Kathrine Marques . Library's copy is no. 88 in an edition of 102, signed by the contributors . Letterpress printing . Linoleum block printing.
Book Type(s)	Artists' books Student work
Binding	Folded, woven binding (Van Vliet) - paper cover
Process/Technique	Letterpress printing Linoleum block printing

Collection	Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)	Maryatt, Kitty
Title	Nous tissons
View	Cover
Image Description	Different metallic papers merged together.
ImageID	artb52726A

Nous tissons

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