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Book of hoursBA-84

Book of hoursBA-84


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University of Richmond Book Arts Studio

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Repository
University of Richmond Book Arts Studio
Identification
BA-84
Title
Book of hours 2021
Quantity
2 Items, 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations + box, 28 cm
Quantity
Creator
Chen, Julie
Creator
Flying Fish Press
Creator
Coyote Bones Press
Creator
Schroeder, Keri Miki-Lani
Creator
Schroeder, Keri Miki-Lani
Creator
Gage, Joseph
Creator
Jensen, Craig (Craig William), 1951-
Language
English .
Technical
"Book of Hours was designed and created by Julie Chen & Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder. This long-distance collaboration, between California and Texas, took place during the 2020-21 pandemic. The format of Book of Hours is known as a blow book, a historical structure originally designed as a magic trick which allows the presenter to show completely different visual sequences of pages within the same book. Book of Hours contains 12 distinct sequences. The first and last sequences on each side of the book were designed by the two artists collaboratively, and the other eight sequences were designed individually by each artist. These different narratives exist concurrently within the same space and time of this book but are activated sequentially by the reader. The cone motif used throughout this book was inspired by the concept of the light cone which in general and special relativity denotes a single point in space and time." -- Flying Fish Press website. Limited edition of 88 copies, signed by both artists. Rare Books Room copy is edition 32 of 88 copies.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Art
  • Artists' books
  • COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , in art
  • Foil stamping
  • Letterpress printing
  • Specimens

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Chen, Julie
  • Gage, Joseph
  • Jensen, Craig (Craig William), 1951-
  • Schroeder, Keri Miki-Lani