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Sonnekus² : the first book of Moses

Title: Sonnekus² : the first book of Moses / [by John Cage].
Author: Cage, John.
Publication: [New York] : Osiris, c1992.

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Found In

Cage, John. First meeting of the Satie Society. (OCoLC)761742509

Description

[27] p. : ill., music; 43 x 58 cm.

Uniform Title

Bible. Genesis.

Alternative Title

First book of Moses
Sonnekus

Subjects

Genre/Form

Artists' books – United States – 20th century.
Photographic prints – United States – 20th century.
Platinum prints – United States – 20th century.
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Venus Light Extended.

Note

"Eighteen bound and six unbound variations of this work were made"--Colophon. Fewer than 15 copies were actually produced, according to information from the publisher in Spencer Coll. files.
Title page information on 2 successive leaves.
One of 8 works included in The first meeting of the Satie Society, a collaborative work by Cage and 7 other artists.
"Sonnekus² by John Cage uses the first book of Moses as source material and Sonneries, an abbreviation of Satie's title Sonneries de la rose & croix as string. The published music for each of these nine songs appears together with its text. The music is printed in miniature, in red ink ... Michael Silver made a new work after a drawing by Mell Daniel"--P. [24].
The drawing by Daniel is an untitled abstract ink and watercolor work executed in the 1920s. Cf. Christie's (New York) sale cat. no. 2286 (Jan. 12, 2010), lot 18.
"The type is Venus Light Extended, cast at Fundición Tipográfica Neufville, set at Horton Tank Graphics and printed at Wild Carrot Letterpress on Kozo paper. The music has been printed in red by David Lantow onto Gampi. The presentation of the music was arranged by John Cage. Michael Silver has made his work with platinum, watercolor and Gampi. This work was bound at Garthegaat Bindery. The design is by Benjamin Shiff"--Colophon.
"[With] one unique work ... by Michael Silver. The artist has made a photographic platinum print on Sekishu Torinoko Gampi, which he has placed over layers of watercolor painted onto the same transparent tissue used for the platinum ... The text and display type has been hand set by Arthur Larson at Horton Tank Graphics ... The type was printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress ...The text was positioned by chance ... on each sheet printed. The type was printed on a hand made Korean Kozo paper. The music ... was printed ... from lithographic plates ... The music was positioned by chance ... on each sheet printed. The size of the music changes a number of times for each of the songs. The music is printed either on the surface of the tissue or on the underside as determined by chance operations. The sheets of Gampi carrying the printed songs have been laminated to sheets of Kozo paper. The sheets carrying the image and facing half-title have been laminated to Gampi ... The cover paper was hand made by Paul Wong at Dieu Donné, with a pigmented linen rag pulp couched onto a base sheet of cotton rag. The books and exhibition sheets were bound and/or assembled at Jovonis Bindery [sic]"--The first meeting of the Satie Society, c1994, p. [3] at end.
Printed in part on double leaves enclosing additional blank double and/or single leaves.

Indexed In (note)

Castleman, R. Century of artists books

Binding (note)

Bound copies: Issued in red handmade paper covers, stitched Japanese style.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 1992 10-220

OCLC

761742639

Author

Cage, John.

Title

Sonnekus² : the first book of Moses / [by John Cage].

Imprint

[New York] : Osiris, c1992.

Indexed In:

Castleman, R. Century of artists books, p. 227

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is signed in pencil by Michael Silver and numbered "1/24"; issued bound.

Binding

Bound copies: Issued in red handmade paper covers, stitched Japanese style.

Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

United States Massachusetts Hadley.

Added Author

Satie, Erik, 1866-1925.

Silver, Michael, 1947-2003, ill.

Daniel, Mell, 1899-1975.

Shiff, Ben. Book designer

Larson, Arthur, printer. Compositor

Keleher, Daniel. Printer

Lantow, David. Printer

Wong, Paul, 1951- Papermaker

Osiris (Firm : New York, N.Y.) Publisher

Horton Tank Graphics. Compositor

Wild Carrot Letterpress. Printer

Dieu Donné Papermill. Papermaker

Garthegaat Bindery. Binder

Jovonis Bindery. Binder

Fundición Tipográfica Neufville.

Added Title

Bible. Genesis.

Found In:

Cage, John. First meeting of the Satie Society. (OCoLC)761742509

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 1992 10-220

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