Mare fecunditatis : Seas of the moon
Artist's Book
1988 (published)
1988 (published)
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A meditation on pregnancy and the moon.
Katharine Meynell's poetic text plays upon the names of the Seas of the Moon to describe the feelings of pregnancy. Susan Johanknecht's accompanying collagraphs depict pocket-like images which bring to mind the cradle or the womb. These themes are repeated through the book which is bound in iridescent lunar plastic and contained in a denim slipcase.
Katharine Meynell's poetic text plays upon the names of the Seas of the Moon to describe the feelings of pregnancy. Susan Johanknecht's accompanying collagraphs depict pocket-like images which bring to mind the cradle or the womb. These themes are repeated through the book which is bound in iridescent lunar plastic and contained in a denim slipcase.
Object details
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| Title | Mare fecunditatis : Seas of the moon (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book with collogrpahs, bound in irridescent plastic, denim slipcase |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Mare fecunditatis : Seas of the moon', by Katharine Meynell and Susan Johanknecht, Gefn Press, London, 1988 |
| Physical description | Contains nine collagraphs by Susan Johanknecht printed on Crisbrook and Zenyu papers. Bound in iridescent plastic and contained in a denim slipcase. Forty copies printed by Susan Johanknecht at the Gefn Press and The Camberwell Press. 44 pages |
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| Summary | A meditation on pregnancy and the moon. Katharine Meynell's poetic text plays upon the names of the Seas of the Moon to describe the feelings of pregnancy. Susan Johanknecht's accompanying collagraphs depict pocket-like images which bring to mind the cradle or the womb. These themes are repeated through the book which is bound in iridescent lunar plastic and contained in a denim slipcase. |
| Other number | X890275 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041800017675 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2014 |
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