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Das Hohelied. Sir Hasirim [SIGNED]

Karnik

Berlin: Frankfurter Edition, 1997. Original artwork. Hardcover. Signed by artist on colophon at rear. Quarto. (1) 12 (1) leaves, one folding. Original red cloth portfolio with orange lettering on cover housing fourteen string-bound leaves pasted to inside back cover of portfolio. Printed half title. Title page with original art embellishment.

'The presented translation of the Song of Songs by Coco Gediehn and Bernd Wolf is of comparative-synthetic nature, based on the translations of Martin Luther, Stuttgart 1951, W. Rudolph, Güthersloh 1962, G. Gerleman, Neuenkirchen 1965, G. Krinetzki, Frankfurt 1981, Vulgata, Vatican 1986, the Zurich Bible, Berlin 1989, A. Stadler, Salzburg 1990, M. Buber, Stuttgart 1992. O. Keel, Zürich 1992, H. P. Müller, Göttingen 1992, K. Ellinger, Solothurn 1994, and K. Reichert, Salzburg 1996 (Translation from colophon).'

The book presents a German translation of the Song of Songs. On twelve razor-thin parchment leaves Karni employs various techniques and mixed media producing twelve collages, respectively an assemblage of the Song of Songs. The pages combine text with the artwork showing folds, hems, tears and traces of scratching as well as pasted and melted adhesive tape and application of pencil, brush and needle and sowed threads. At times the text is hidden by overlays or accentuated with color, or torn in halves with pages sown together again. Binding with very light wear along edges, else in fine condition. vg+ to fine. Item #47648

Price: $500.00