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Avery’s Architectural Novelties: Tunnel Books: Venice

Item Information

Venice : Piazza San Marco.  View through peep show open

Dublin Core

Title

Venice : Piazza San Marco. View through peep show open

Description

A tunnel book, or peep show, that is part of an ongoing series of artists' books referencing old travel guidebooks and maps.

Creator

Davidson, Laura

Publisher

Laura Davidson

Identifier

CLIO id: 8644341

MODS

Key Date

2010

Type of Date

exact

Publication Place

Boston

Publication Date

2010

Form/Genre

books
peepshows

Physical Description

Five layers of cut-out illustrations, offset printed and accordion bound on sides by hand. Number 71 from an edition of 500. Issued in an envelope, with a hand-painted "stamp" of Venice pasted onto the upper right corner.

Repository Name

Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University

Subrepository

Avery Classics Collection

Shelf Location

AA1116 V5 D28

Notes

original filename: 110178058.tif

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

1 tunnel book (6 panels) : col. ill., map ; 14 x 18 cm

Citation

Davidson, Laura, “Venice : Piazza San Marco. View through peep show open,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 23, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/novelties/item/6657.

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