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"Ornament" by Anna Lena Phillips Bell, 2017

 Item — Oversized box: 1, Folder: 3, Item: 3
Identifier: MSS 0586- File 3- Item 3

Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection includes 77 broadsides of poetry and prose by various authors collected by UNCG professor and poet Emilia Phillips. Each broadside contains a poem or excerpt, the poet's name, and a colophon describing printing information. There are various printmaking processes used, including digital, letterpress, and relief printing. Papers used include both handmade and machine-made. The broadsides were collected between 2009 and 2020, though some are undated.

Dates

  • 2017

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet (1 oversized flat storage box.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

The gold contour lines from a topographic map on the bottom of the broadside are based on an embroidered map by Anne Biss. Letterpress print.

General

Ornament first published in the Southern Review. Text hand-set in Garamond and Cheltenham, and printed on a Vandercook 15-21 at Asheville Bookworks, January 2017.

Repository Details

Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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