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ZiPo

Artist: Werner Pfeiffer (American, born 1937)
Date: 2011
Dimensions:
H: 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm); W: 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm); Depth: 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm)
Medium: Letterpress
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Mrs. George W. Stevens Fund
Object number: 2014.14
DescriptionRed and orange cloth case with front panels that close with a central zipper. Laid into case: 3 folded sheets (title page, preface, colophon) and 12 panels to be variously connected (by zippers) to form one sheet. Printed in letterpress on a Vanderrcook SP 20. Type: Palatino and Narrow Antique Wood Type. Paper: Mohawk Superfine.
Red and orange cloth case with front panels that close with a central zipper. Laid into case: 3 folded sheets (title page, preface, colophon) and 12 panels to be variously connected (by zippers) to form one sheet. “Printed in letterpress on a Vanderrcook SP 20. Type: Palatino and 10 line Narrow Antique Wood Type. Paper: Mohawk Superfine, white, 100 lb cover. “--Colophon
“ZiPo is short for zipper poem.”--Preface
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