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The dream of the dirty woman : a play in one act based on a dream of Elka Schumann : with a record of the performance.

Title
The dream of the dirty woman : a play in one act based on a dream of Elka Schumann : with a record of the performance.
Publication
Newark, Vt. : Janus Press, 1980.

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. Amer. 1980 93-453Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Schumann, Elka.
  • Van Vliet, Claire.
  • Bicknell, James.
  • Southworth, Nancy.
  • Schumann, Tamara.
  • Bread and Puppet Theater.
  • Fyre and Lightning Consort.
  • Janus Press. prt
Description
1 folded sheet ([10] p.) : col. ill.; 32 cm. +
Genre/Form
  • Typefaces (Type Evidence) – Franklin Gothic.
  • Typefaces (Type Evidence) – Trump Mediaeval.
Note
  • Play is a dialogue with one part in English and one in French. "Performed ... in 1975 and 1976 at Our Domestic Resurrection Circus of the Bread and Puppet Theater in Glover, Vermont"--Sound disc sleeve.
  • At head of title: Bread and Puppet.
  • Printed on one side of a strip of light gray Twinrocker paper with areas of dark gray, white, brown and yellow worked in the pulp, forming a background for the ill. Strip formed from 6 joined sheets folded accordion style. Paper made by Claire Van Vliet and Kathryn Clark.
  • Illustrations by Claire Van Vliet: 4 prints : masonite relief, collograph, white and gray ; double-page.
  • Accompanied by 2 copies of the sound disc with "Music while the audience gathers in the woods" (selections by Guillaume Dufay and other 13th-15th century composers, performed by the Fyre and Lightning Consort) on side 1 and the recording of the performance, with accompanying music by Friedrich von Hausen and others, on side 2. One copy of disc in decorative paper sleeve, inserted between 2 leaves with photos. of the performance and program note, attached to the case; one copy in conventional sleeve, with photos. and program note.
  • Issued in case covered and lined with natural Belgian linen and gray linen-finish cloth, with masonite relief decoration printed in gray on front and back covers; made by James Bicknell, Nancy Southworth and Tamara Schumann.
Indexed In (note)
  • Fine, R. Janus Press, 1975-80
Call Number
Spencer Coll. Amer. 1980 93-453
LCCN
81481344
OCLC
NYPG93-B73089
Title
The dream of the dirty woman : a play in one act based on a dream of Elka Schumann : with a record of the performance.
Imprint
Newark, Vt. : Janus Press, 1980.
Indexed In:
Fine, R. Janus Press, 1975-80, p. 49
Local Note
85 copies printed at the Janus Press in black, brown and silver from Franklin Gothic and Trump Mediaeval types (titles from old brass and wood types). No. 3 of 45 press-numbered copies. 1000 copies of the sound disc were issued.
Added Author
Schumann, Elka.
Van Vliet, Claire.
Bicknell, James. Binder
Southworth, Nancy. Binder
Schumann, Tamara. Binder
Bread and Puppet Theater.
Fyre and Lightning Consort.
Janus Press. Printer
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. Amer. 1980 93-453
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