Alchemy & marbling
Karli Frigge Dutch
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"This book contains 24 original tipped-in marbles with surprising shapes ... Of all the marbles recipes are given. Half the experiments have been done in black paint: a prerequisite to do the work. Moreover, this shows the shapes and structures to their best advantage. It is not until the last chapter that colours are shown in surprising gradations."--Artist's Website: www.karli-frigge.com
Bound in black boards with leather spine, sewn on 5 red parchment strips. The spine has gilt specks applied randomly; the author and title are printed on a paper label affixed to the spine. The front cover has an enlarged version of one of the ills. from the text along with the title and author. The front and back endpapers are marbled papers
Watson Library copy: signed and dated by Karli Frigge, January 11, 1997
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