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enne_son

Is there anyone out ther that owns a copy of the typographical item described here and shown below?

I’m interested in the typography of Genesis 1:1–2:4a, and would love it if someone would supply me with scans of the 42 offerings in the Liber Librorum package. Other exemplars are welcome as well.

Years ago I did a set of typographical exercises with the passage as base, using Futura and layering, Stefan Themerson’s principle of Internal Vertical Justification, variations of font size, weight and colour to reflect levels of discourse and patterns of repetition / disruptions of strict repetition. Here’s an excerpt:

I dream of making a presentation out of this sometime, and direct access to the Liber Librorum items would help me out.

unknown

Is it one of these three?

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Title: Liber librorum 1955.
Published/distributed: [Stockholm, 1956]
Physical description: 42 samples, 33 ports. (in portfolio) 33 cm.
Subject(s): Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468.
Printing —Specimens.
LC control number: 56041768
Record ID: 2079906
Collection: UCLA Libraries and Collections
Location: Clark Library (closed until January 3, 2007)
Call Number: Press Coll. Folio Ritchie
Number of Items:
Location: YRL Special Collections Oversize*
Call Number: * Z127.A2 L61
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Title: Librorum liber, o, Elogio del libro / José María Martín de Retana [compilador] ; presentación de Luis de Castresana ; prólogo de Bernardo Arrizabalaga ; epílogo de Elías Amezaga ; orlanda con millares de preciosos exlibris de los cinco continentes.
Published/distributed: Bilbao [Spain] : La Gran Enciclopedia Vasca, 1985.
Physical description: 341 p. : facsims. ; 35 cm.
Subject(s): Books —Quotations, maxims, etc.
Books and reading —Quotations, maxims, etc.
Bookplates.
ISBN: 8424808185
Record ID: 2223317
Collection: UCLA Libraries and Collections
Location: YRL Stacks Oversize*
Call Number: * Z4.Z9 L5 1985
Status: Not Checked Out
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Author/Name: Dunn, Henry, 1800-1878
Title: Liber librorum [electronic resource] its structure, limitations, and purpose. A friendly communication to a reluctant sceptic
Published/distributed: New York, C. Scribner & co., 1867
Physical description: 232 p. 18 cm
Subject(s): Bible —Inspiration
Bible —Evidences, authority, etc
LC control number: 37023393
Record ID: 4810127
Collection: UCLA Libraries and Collections
HelpONLINE ACCESS: http://uclibs.org/PID/27483
Location: Online Resources
Call Number: BS480
Library has: Online access
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hhp

unknown

Yes, the first one. 42 settings of the passage.

unknown

It’s in UCLA’s Special Collections, which means I can look at it and take photos of it* but not check it out, scan it, etc. Let me know what to do, as I’m planning a trip to UCLA soon. Or if you can make it over here after January 3 I’ll take you to the Clark - that library is an amazing treat.

* No flash allowed, but with a tripod macro sort of works out.

hhp

unknown

Photos would be great Hrant!

unknown

1) Of the whole thing?
2) What res?
3) How soon?

hhp

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All, if it’s not too much to ask (at least the opening page of all); 300 ppi at actual size; time is not an issue.

unknown

I can do the opening pages of all, plus one full one if you like (please tell me which one). BTW, it looks like the book is 33cm tall, so ~13 inches, so with my 3264 x 2448 camera it comes out to 250dpi - is that OK, or would you prefer landscape shots of the top -or- bottom of each opening page at a little over 300dpi?

hhp

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250 dpi is fine; do portrait shots; do a full one if the turns are more than re-iterations of the approach of the opener (I don’t know them). Many thanks!

unknown

> do a full one if the turns are more than re-iterations of the approach of the opener

Whaaaaat?
(Maybe the problem isn’t the size of your words after all… ;-)

hhp

unknown

Forget about shooting 2nd or 3rd or 4th pages unless the opener doesn’t make sense without it.

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