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30 unnumbered leaves ; 41 cm + 1 folded sheet (4 pages ; 31 cm)
"In their simplest incarnations -- a line for an I, a circle for an O -- letterforms reveal their true nature: they are Forms first, Letters second. The connective tissue that transforms a circle into a letterform is only as strong as the imagination and consensus of the community for whom that circle represents the letter O."--Book artist's statement, in prospectus.
"One hundred sixteen copies of Roma Abstract were printed letterpress from photopolymer plates by Nancy Loeber. The paper is 30 lb. Chartham Translucent, stab-sewn into black Plike covers. The book is housed in a frosted acrylic slipcase made by Canal Plastics."--Prospectus, laid in.
The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy is number40.
"The book's cover is printed with the text from the inscription on Trajan's column, the letterforms of which are widely regarded as the apotheosis of Roman alphabetical form."--Prospectus, laid in.
Purchased for the Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design collection by The Cushing Library.
The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive.
Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive