Florence
By: Laura Davidson.
Contributors: Artists' Books Collection (Library of Congress)
Series: Travel guide series
Publisher: [L. Davidson]
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Subjects: Artists' books; Toy and movable books -- Specimens; Florence (Italy) -- In art; Florence (Italy) -- Pictorial works
Genres: Specimens; In art; Pictorial works
Notes: A tunnel book.

"This book shows a view of the city of Florence from the steps of the church of San Miniato al Monte. The images were painted on Muirhead's Blue Guides and Baedeker's travel guide pages published in the 1920's. It is the first in a series of books that incorporates old travel guidebooks and maps."--Colophon.

Images were painted directly on guidebook pages, then offset printed and accordian bound on sides by hand.

Davidson writes that she chose this format to reproduce an effect of real distance and space.

Limited ed. of 500.

LC has copy no. 175 signed by the artist.