One thousand, seven hundred and fifty three = Aon mhíle, seacht gcéad agus caoga trí.
This protest book was made in reaction to a Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government report stating there were 1,753 homeless families in the Republic of Ireland in the lead up to Christmas 2018. Each family is represented with a single empty page. Each spread therefore repres...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Irish |
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[Dublin, Ireland] :
TSP,
MXIX [2019]
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| Edition: | [Proof]. |
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| Summary: | This protest book was made in reaction to a Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government report stating there were 1,753 homeless families in the Republic of Ireland in the lead up to Christmas 2018. Each family is represented with a single empty page. Each spread therefore representing two families. The resulting book in 110 sections is nearly eight inches thick. Medieval binding sewn on linen chords with ebonised boards sculpted from oak to accept the swell of the spine. |
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| Item Description: | "Conceived and letterpress printed by Jamie Murphy. ... Bound by Craig Jensen and Marc Hammonds at BookLab II. Eight copies have been produced marked A to H, each housed in a solander box, the final three reserved for the collaborators."--Colophon. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy is "A/P" [Artist Proof]. Purchased for the Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design collection by The Cushing Library. |
| Physical Description: | 5 unnumbered pages, 1,753 blank unnumbered pages, 2 unumbered pages ; 27 x 21 x 19 cm, in box 30 x 25 x 21 cm |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |