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| Title | Martyr, Mercury and Rooster |
| Full Title | Martyr, Female martyr Shahida; Mercury, The dancing cats of mercury; Rooster, Sibongile and the murderous rooster |
| Book Artist | Heft, Caren |
| Additional Artist(s) | Morin, Jeffrey W. |
| Author | Heft, Caren |
| Additional Author(s) | Morin, Jeffrey W. |
| Description | Book; 3 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; in box (33 x 25 x 8 cm.) |
| Edition Notes | A collaborative project between Caren Heft and Jeffrey Morin. Various colored and textured Root Mill cotton, Larroque and Hahnemuhle papers. Ornamentation includes onlays of metal, string, tape, plastic, pins, mica, beads and paper. All books printed in 14 point Cochin Light. Pale blue-green textured cloth dropback box with small mica square inlaid on front. Wheaton vols. are numbered 17 of 50. Limited ed. of 50 copies. "The papers used in the three volumes are Root River Mill cotton, Larroque and Hahnemuble. The Hahnemuhle was gelatin sized (with pigment added-in)"--Colophon [v. 1]. Typeface used in all three volumes is 14 point Cochin Light. |
| Publication Date | 2004-2005 |
| Publisher |
Arcadian Press Sailor Boy Press |
| Publication place | Stevens Point, WI |
| Subject |
Artists' books --United States Death Suicide bombers Mercury --Environmental aspects HIV infections Artists' books Wisconsin Stevens Point 2004 |
| Summary | A series of three books on the subject of "ars moriendi." Female martyr Shahida is the story of the first female Palestinian suicide bomber. The dancing cats of mercury deals with the destructive effect of mercury. Sibongile and the murderous rooster is a fable about the spread of HIV in Southern Africa. |
| Type | Text; Image |
| Original Item Size | 33 x 25 x 8 cm. |
| Original Item ID | N7433.4.H44x M37 2004 |
| Item Notes | No. 14 of a limited ed. Acquired with funds from the Ettinger Family Foundation. |
| Original Collection | UWM Book Arts Collection |
| Language | en |
| Repository | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Special Collections |
| Digital Publisher | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries |
| Rights | The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System |
| Date Digitized | 2008 |
| Digital Collection | UWM Book Arts Collection |
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