Code(x) + 1 Monograph Series, No. 13: Chasing the Ideal Book / Carolee Campbell

Code(x) + 1 Monograph Series, No. 13: Chasing the Ideal Book / Carolee Campbell

Books


FA.B103.1768
7.75 x 5.5 in; 19.75 x 14 cm
2015
Carolee Campbell
The CODEX Foundation
No. 13 (series 1) in a monograph series devoted to the subject of book and print culture under the editorial direction of the Codex Publications Advisory Board. From the Code(x) website: "'When I inaugurated Ninja Press in 1984 it never occurred to me that it would lead to the kind of investigative bookmaking that has become a steadfast companion in my approach to book design.' 'The Real World of Manuel Cordova is a long, single poem by W.S. Merwin consisting of forty-three fourteen-line stanzas. Upon reading it for the first time I knew I wanted to spend deep time working on it. The poem evokes the very essence of the mythological journey; of going for and coming back changed. It is an arduous journey, both through time and through terrain. The poem also describes an interior journey into the dream world. I flooded myself with information because what poetry does not impart--is information. Poetry is a door to the ineffable. My job, however, was to make a container to hold that ineffability.' The Real World of Manuel Cordova is an iconic example of the contemporary book as a work of art. In the essay Chasing the Ideal Book Carolee Campbell reveals her methodical and brilliant approach to investigative book making."