chiroxylographic book.
Contributors: Burke, Clifford, artist.; Margaret's Press,
Publisher: Margaret's Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: [Anacortes, Wash
Language: eng
Subjects: Artists' books -- Washington (State)
Notes: Title from slip case (hand lettered by the artist).

Consists of a doubled sheet, folded into 9 accordion pleats, printed with woodblocks on both sides, and attached to boards. In slip case.

"A chiroxylographic book combines techniques used in assembling A toy with transcriptions, taken from photographs, of the oldest writings in the world ... Two pieces of this music were written on wood (yew) and subjected to random permutations."--Cf. the artist's Prospectus which accompanies his book, A toy.

WSU MASC copy is: 002-116885781.