16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 31 cm.
Description
8 leaves bound sequentially in a foldable strip and boxed. Title from inside front cover of box. "Mohamed Zakariya was responsible for the Islamic calligraphy, source material for the history of the Arabic language, and the quotes attributed to Islamic sources ... . Lynne Avadenka's research was focused on the history of the Hebrew alphabet, Hebrew calligraphy, and the quotes from Jewish sources ... . The Hebrew and Arabic words were hand lettered, then transferred to photopolymer plates and printed letterpress. The image pages were were first hand drawn, then printed using a combination of photopolymer plates, letterpress, and lithography ... . The book is bound in a combination of concertina and pamphlet stitch binding. The papers used are Gampi Torinoko and Hanga-shi"--Inside back cover of box. Limited edition of 30 copies.
Local Note
Photographed and posted with permission of the artist. Skidmore has copy no. 9.
