Bluebeard's castle / design Ronald King, verse Roy Fisher.
Published / Created:
Guildford [England] : Circle Press Publications, 1972.
Physical Description:
[13] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Articles & Chapters
Notes:
"Based on the opera by Bartok, the visual theme of the book is represented by nine pop-up constructions; the portcullis, the castle and seven secret chambers with the verse incorporated into the design printed in Optima. 125 signed copies ... made up of 10 loose 4 pp sections silk screened throughout onto Hollingsworth paper and placed into a cardboard folder and held in a black Perspex tray with a clear lid."--Cooking the books.
Subject Terms:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Bluebeard (Legendary character) -- Poetry. | Bluebeard (Legendary character) -- Pictorial works. | Toy and movable books -- Specimens. | Circle Press -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Screen prints -- 1972. | Pop-up books.
Contributors:
Fisher, Roy, 1930–2017. | Circle Press, publisher. | Bartók, Béla, 1881–1945. Kékszakállú herceg vára.