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Fragments of light.

Title

Fragments of light. 5 / Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi ; translated by Zahra Partovi ; sculpture by Linda Schrank.

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Publication

New York : Vincent FitzGerald and Company, 2010.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	By appointment only	Spencer Coll. Amer. 2010 12-90	Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Description

1 v. ([4] folded leaves of joined acrylic tiles); 25 x 17 cm.

Uniform Title

Ma̲snavī. Book 5. Selections. English & Persian

Alternative Title

Ma̲snavī. Book 5.
Fragments of light five

Subjects

Genre/Form

Artists' books – United States – 21st century.
Special materials printings (Printing) – United States – 21st century.
Laser art .
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Alcuin.

Note

"35 copies"--Colophon.
Book consists of 32 clear acrylic tiles (each 2 x 25 cm.) upon which the text is laser-etched in English and Persian, and 20 tiles (each 2 x 13 cm.) with laser-etched title page and colophon. They are sewn together with blue, violet and saffron-colored fishing line to form 4 leaves of slats, each resembling a window blind, the text on 2 leaves of 16 tiles each and the t.p. and colophon on 2 leaves of 10 tiles each. Each leaf unfolds in a different direction from a garnet-colored Lucite base, to lie on the reflective silver Mylar lining of the folding box housing the work. Size of unfolded work: 76 x 62 cm.
"Type: Alcuin (modified); calligraphy: Jerry Kelly; laser: Studio Associates; binding: Zahra Partovi; box: Hands On Bookbinding."--Colophon.

Language (note)

Persian and English.

Binding (note)

"The binding style is based on the style of the Chinese slat book ... All four unfolding sides are affixed to a garnet-colored rectangular of acrylic drilled with holes through which the threads are laced. Housed in black [Ultra]suede foldover box ... lined with silver industrial Mylar, each of the two long sides unfolding twice and the shorter two sides unfolding once"--Web site of vendor Priscilla Juvenis, http://www.juvelisbooks.com/shop/juvelis/10427.html , viewed May 17, 2012. Cf. statement by Linda Schrank in publisher's description, viewed online May 17, 2012. The box is secured with a fishline and acrylic button tie.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2010 12-90

OCLC

716123202

Author

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273.

Alternate Script for Author

جلال الدىن رومى, مولانا, 1207-1273.

Title

Fragments of light. 5 / Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi ; translated by Zahra Partovi ; sculpture by Linda Schrank.

Imprint

New York : Vincent FitzGerald and Company, 2010.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is no. 13; signed by Partovi and Schrank (in etching on acrylic tiles of colophon).

Language

Persian and English.

Binding

"The binding style is based on the style of the Chinese slat book ... All four unfolding sides are affixed to a garnet-colored rectangular of acrylic drilled with holes through which the threads are laced. Housed in black [Ultra]suede foldover box ... lined with silver industrial Mylar, each of the two long sides unfolding twice and the shorter two sides unfolding once"--Web site of vendor Priscilla Juvenis, http://www.juvelisbooks.com/shop/juvelis/10427.html , viewed May 17, 2012. Cf. statement by Linda Schrank in publisher's description, viewed online May 17, 2012. The box is secured with a fishline and acrylic button tie.

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Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

Partovi, Zahra.

Schrank, Linda. Sculptor

Kelly, Jerry, 1955- Calligrapher

Studio Associates of New York.

Hands On Bookbinding. Binder

Vincent Fitz Gerald & Company. Publisher

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2010 12-90

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