rot 40: poem structures in the looking glass, typografische figurationen
rot 40: poem structures in the looking glass, typografische figurationen

rot 40: poem structures in the looking glass, typografische figurationen

Stuttgart: Edition Rot, 1969. Edition of 500. Square 8vo (15 x 15 cm) in printed wraps with a strip cloth spine and French fold signatures. Unpaginated. Text in German.

Issue no. 40 of the Rot series largely devoted to concrete poetry and the exploration of language and letterforms. This issue with over thirty poem structures by both artists where they utilized a Diatype or a Staromat creating a kaleidoscopic effect.

Each issue features the same German quote by Ernst Bloch on the back cover which translates into ‘There are also red secrets in the world, actually, only red.’ Printed by Hansjörg Mayer.

Very good with trace amounts of rubbing to covers and age toning throughout. Item #387

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