Maxims by the yard
Subtitle: some in meter
Series: Spools of knowledge -- v. 2
Publisher: Angela Lorenz
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Bologna, Italy
Language: eng
Subjects: Maxims; Artists' books
Notes: Artist's book by Angela Lorenz.

Title and series from top of cardboard spool.

Statement of responsibility and publication information from colophon at end of roll.

Ed. limited to 100 copies, signed and numbered by the artist on the colophon.

"Spool title printed at Stamperia Valdonega of Verona on acid-free cardstock manufactured by Cartiere Fedrigoni. Spool die-cuts created and executed in Bologna's industrial quarter. Ribbon woven in Carpi, Italy. Sewing, ironing and cylindical forms carried out by the artist. The volume is stored in a non-adhesive cardstock clamshell box, with one woven maxim, visible on the spine, used to bind the clamshell together."--Artist's website, viewed Aug. 15, 2012.

"This second volume of 36 original maxims duplicates Volume I in its confection, but the letterpress printing on the spool and the woven ribbon text are both of a carmine color as opposed to the first volume’s maroon. Also, this time there are no joins along the length of the ribbon."--Artist's website, viewed Aug. 9, 2013.

Artist's book comprising 36 maxims written by the artist, commercially woven in red into white cloth ribbon, mounted on a cardboard spool and issued in a paper box. A length of ribbon containing a single maxim has been threaded through the front of the box and affixed with knots at both ends.