Elements of geometry by Euclid by Sjoerd Hofstra
Object Details
- author
- Hofstra, Sjoerd
- Author
- Euclid Elements
- Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI
- Washington Project for the Arts (D.C.)
- Science and the Artist's Book (Exhibition)
- "Edition of 10 copies and 2 A.P." [artist's proofs]-- Colophon, p. [18]
- "Elements of geometry by Euclid by Sjoerd Hofstra is based on Preclarissimus liber Elementorum Euclides ... in artem geometriae. Venice, 1482 [c1994]" --Colophon, p. [18]
- Artist's book with pop-up constructions
- Issued in slip-case
- Printed on double leaves
- Bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Sjoerd Hofstra
- Bound in reddish-brown book cloth with leather spine and black onlay portions; raised bands; gilt-lettered binder's title. In an archival portfolio for preservation
- The Dibner Library copy [no. 39088008442410] was displayed at the Washington Project for the Arts and the SIL Exhibition Gallery, May 1995-May 1996, for the "Science and the Artist's Book" exhibition
- 1994
- Call number
- N7433.4.H6 E54 1994
- Type
- Books
- Signed limited editions
- Artists' books (books).)
- Artists' books
- Double leaves
- Leather quarter bindings
- Numbered limited editions
- Pop-up books
- Slipcases
- Physical description
- [21] pages illustrations (some color) 31 cm
- Place
- Netherlands
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Toy and movable books
- Record ID
- siris_sil_528343
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
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