| Translated title | Text as Character. Visual Poetry from Antiquity to Modern Times |
| Authors & Curators |
Jeremy Adler, Ulrich Ernst. |
| Imprint |
Wolfenbüttel, Germany, 1987. 336 pp., illustrations: 14 col., 238 b&w, 26 × 21 cm. German. |
| ISBN |
3527178163 |
| Location |
Herzog August Bibliothek (1 September 1987–17 April 1988) |
| Description |
Monumental treatment on the artistic uses of text in manuscripts, prints and modern works of art. Exhibits included one example of Hebrew micrography from a medieval Spanish Bible (illus. 77, pp. 195, 199) included in chapter XIII “Verwandte Bild-Text-Kompositionen” [Related Image-Text Compositions]. Detailed descriptive entries. 250 items. |
| main keywords |
MICROGRAPHY |
| minor keywords |
Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Bibles |
