Star poems
By: Karen Hanmer
Contributors: Hevelius, Johannes, 1611-1687; Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691
Publisher: Karen Hanmer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Glenview, Ill.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Stars; Quotations, maxims; Poetry; Stars in art; Artists' books; Specimens
Other titles: Ye stars, which are the poetry of heaven
Notes: Artist's book consisting of pigment inkjet prints on triangle-shaped pages; issued in matching triangle-shaped case.

Title and imprint from colophon on p. [3] of case.

Edition of 30 copies.

"Mythological constellation forms from Uranographicarum by Johannes Hevelius, 1674 portrait of Ptolemy from University of Cambridge Starry Messenger website, other star gazer images from A tutor to astronomy and geography by Joseph Moxon, 1674, and Seaman's secrets by John Davis, 1657"--Case, p. [3].

"Star poems presents quotes that document response to the night sky across the ages by philosophers, artists, and poets from Plato and Byron to contemporary writers, scientists and astronauts. This text is paired with 17th century mythological images of constellation forms and images of early star gazers on a background of a NASA photograph of the Milky Way. The book can be held in the hand and read page by page like a traditional book, can be removed from its jacket and unfolded flat to reference historical astronomical charts or contemporary NASA composite photos, or can be folded into an infinite variety of sculptural shapes."--Author's website.