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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Alfred Lubran, Seven Prayers. Together with process materials, 1971

Alfred Lubran

Seven Prayers. Together with process materials, 1971
3/4 x 1/2 in.
1.8 x 1.4 cm.
London: Narbulla Agency Press
One of 150 copies printed for the British Printing Society. Together with a prototype book, sample pages, and two type slugs.
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Alfred Lubran, Seven Prayers. Together with process materials, 1971
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20pp. A tiny book printed with one prayer in microscopic type, translated into seven languages: Indonesian, Spanish, French, Swedish, English, Dutch, and German. Together with: a prototype of the book...
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20pp. A tiny book printed with one prayer in microscopic type, translated into seven languages: Indonesian, Spanish, French, Swedish, English, Dutch, and German. Together with: a prototype of the book from 1970, which measures even smaller than the final product at just 9/16 x 7/16 inches. A note by Lubran with the protype indicates that the letters are 1/200 of an inch high. Also included are sample pages showing the English and French text, along with two type slugs, one of the Indonesian text and the other of an eagle holding a coat of arms, which only appears in the prototype.

Final book is fine in shiny white boards, with paper label to front cover. Prototype is "pad bound" in cloth tape-backed paper over boards printed with 6 and 12pt. flowers, and the whole is affixed to a slip of paper for display. Lubran's handwritten note, prototype, and sample pages housed in a clear plastic cylinder; type slugs in original foundry glassine bag. All-in-all, a fascinating collection showing the process of crafting a micro-miniature book. (3/4 by 1/2; 18x14mm).
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