The Reed

Artist Susan Weil (American, born 1930)

Publisher Vincent FitzGerald & Company, New York, 1989

Printer text: Wild Carrot Letterpress, [Hadley, Massachusetts] (Kelly Winterton) etchings: Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi, [s.l.] typography: Gud

Binder Zahra Partovi, [s.l.]

Author Jalaluddin Mohammad [Maulana] Rumi [Jalál al-Dín Rúmí] (Persian, 1207-1273)

Date1989

Dimensionsportfolio: 9 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 3/4 in. (247 x 175 x 19mm)
book: 9 7/8 x 6 5/8 x 5/8 in. (251 x 168 x 16mm)
page: 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. (241 x 162mm)
sheet: 9 1/2 x 102 1/16 in. (241 x 2592mm)

MediumOriginal drawings: watercolor drawings; Original prints: line etchings in silver, mezzotints in green with added hand-coloring, cutting, and collage; Text: letterpress (typeface: Diotima) Paper: J. B. Green Dieu Donné tan wove paper

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineMolly and Walter Bareiss Art Fund

Object number

1989.31

Not on View

Published Referencescf. Columbia University, Themes & Variations: The Publications of Vincent FitzGerald & Company 1980-2000, New York, 2000.Exhibition HistorySplendid Pages: The Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, Feb. 14--May 11, 2003