Imprint from prospectus, laid in. Issued in slipcase, 42 cm. "In their simplest incarnations -- a line for an I, a circle for an O -- letterforms reveal their true nature: they are Forms first, Letters second. The connective tissue that transforms a circle into a letterform is only as strong as the imagination and consensus of the community for whom that circle represents the letter O."--Book artist's statement, in prospectus. "One hundred sixteen copies of Roma Abstract were printed letterpress from photopolymer plates by Nancy Loeber. The paper is 30 lb. Chartham Translucent, stab-sewn into black Plike covers. The book is housed in a frosted acrylic slipcase made by Canal Plastics."--Prospectus, laid in. "The book's cover is printed with the text from the inscription on Trajan's column, the letterforms of which are widely regarded as the apotheosis of Roman alphabetical form."--Prospectus, laid in. Library copy is 19 of 116 and signed by the artist. Lacks laid in prospectus. IaU
Summary:
A geometric alphabet based on Greek, Etruscan, and Roman letterforms. The laid in prospectus containing the artist's statement, which offers Maret's only text, explains the book is also intended as a political statement "echoing the absurd mockery of statehood in which we find ourselves living."
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1004994565
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.