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Object Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Muir, John
Thomas, Donna
Thomas, Peter
Title
Song
of
creation
Date
1999
Physical Description
1 v.: col. ill.; 7 cm.
Subject(s)
Mountains in art
Muir, John, 1838-1914 -- Quotations
Nature (Aesthetics)
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
Description
The
text
is
printed
on an
accordion
folded
leaf
(48
mm
.
x
40
cm.)
at the
foot
of a
panorama
drawing
of the
mountains
,
rivers
, and
waterfalls
of
Yosemite
.
It
is
backed
by a
reverse
accordion
folded
leaf
of
plain
gray-green
paper
with
cutouts
both
supporting
and
revealing
the
principal
scene
. The
entire
structure
,
when
laid
open
,
resembles
mountain
peaks
alternating
with
valleys
,
themselves
surrounded
by
distant
mountain
peaks
in
silhouette
.
"From
form
to
form
,
beauty
to
beauty
,
ever
changing
,
never
resting
,
all
are
speeding
on with
love's
enthusiasm
,
singing
with the
stars
the
eternal
song
of
creation"--John
Muir
.
Library
owns
number
96
of an
edition
of
500
.
Handmade
paper
.
Book Type(s)
Accordion fold format
Artists' books
Bookworks
Folded books
Miniature books
Binding
Folded strip
Process/Technique
Handmade paper
Call Number
N 7433.4 T56 S66 1990
Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Muir, John
Thomas, Donna
Thomas, Peter
Title
Song
of
creation
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Cover
Image Description
The
title
of the
book
and a
drawing
of a
mountain
.
ImageID
artb32334A
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Content
Song of creation
Cover
Book, folded out
Title page and inside front cover
Song of creation
Cover
Book, folded out
Title page and inside front cover
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