A Glimpse of Thomas Traherne
Book
1980.15.1.1 - A Glimpse of Thomas Traherne, 1981. Unbound book with printed text and lithographed illustrations, Sheet (folios): 17 5/8 x 12 1/4 in. A limited edition publication of 100. This book is numbered 5 out of 100. It is signed and numbered by the artist. 18 pages. Book cover is yellow with "Traherne" written in black in large block letters on the front.
1980.15.1.2 - Unbound sheet, plain, navy blue. Covering for printed sheets and has a spine.
1980.15.1.3 - Unbound, folded, white sheet. "Thomas" is printed in symbols and on a pink cloud. "Traherne" is also written in symbols on the bottom right. There is a yellow and blue meteor shape coming in from the top right and heading toward type "A GLIMPSE OF THOMAS TRAHERNE BY ANN BRUNKSKILL". Other color images include another pink cloud, a blue area with a city at night, and a grey line suggesting hills. 17.625 x 12.25 (24.5 width when unfolded)
1980.15.1.4 - Unbound, folded, white sheet possibly glued together so that it does not unfold. Front side has a black and white print of a bald man layered above water and symbols in the sky. Below is a single red flame shape. On back side, a black and white print of a man with arms stretched in front of grass and a green sun in the top right. Below is a faded black and white shape, possibly of dirt layers. 17.625 x 12.25
1980.15.1.5 - Unbound, folded, white sheet made up mostly of type. The outside text begins "Will you see the Infancy of this sublime and celestial Greatness?" There is a small, square, black and white image below. Inside left begins "All appeared New, and Strange..." Inside right begins "World, and see those Mysteries..." Back begins "were in their Proper Places..." 17.625 x 12.25 (24.5 width when unfolded)
1980.15.1.6 - Unbound, folded, white sheet made up mostly of type. The outside text begins "An Empty Book is like an Infant's Soul..." There is a black and white print of a butterfly below. Inside left is titled "Preparative". There are four numbered stanzas, two on each side. Back side also has two numbered stanzas, number 5 and 6. 17.625 x 12.25 (24.5 width when unfolded)
1980.15.1.7 - Unbound, folded, white sheet which is stuck together to create a single sheet. The image on the front is of a black and white triangle on a blue background on the top and a black and white upside down triangle on a green background on the bottom. These two sections are split by a yellow rectangle. The image on the backside has a split background with the top third green and the bottom two thirds a pale blue. On the green is a black triangle with a fading grey to purple cloud flowing from the top all the way to the bottom of the page. 17.625 x 12.25
1980.15.1.8 - Unbound, folded, white sheet made up mostly of text. Outside text begins "Lov is infinitely Delightful to its Object..." Inside is titled "Fullnesse" and has two large stanzas on each side. Back begins "Since Lov will thrust in it seld as the Greatness..." There is a small black and white print at the bottom. 17.625 x 12.25 (24.5 width when unfolded)
1980.15.1.9 - Unbound, folded, white sheet glued together on the side. On the front is a black and white print of a man with his arm outstretched above a snake. Below in red type "It will break in.." On the back are several squares and rectangles with images. First row has celestial shapes. Second row has two butterflies. Third row is a brown pastoral scene split into four. Fourth row is four squares of tree like shapes. 17.625 x 12.25
1980.15.1.10 - Unbound, folded, white sheet filled mostly with text. Outside text begins "It was His Wisdom made you Need the Sun..." Inside left begins "It is an Indelible Principle of Eternal Truth..." Inside right begins "Eternitie magnifies our Joys Exceedingly..." Outside back begins "appearing at once before our selvs..." 17.625 x 12.25 (24.5 width when unfolded)
1980.15.1.11 - Unbound, folded, white sheet stuck together to create a single sheet. Front side is mostly yellow with a small blue area on top. There is a green tornado like shape next two a red, yellow, and green rainbow. The back containsseveral images. The top has a dark blue background with a textured moon on the right and a blue erupting volcano on the left. There are five images on the bottom half on a dark green background. There is a navy blue rectangle with a white spiral shape; a red naked lady figure; blue and green rectangle with carvings; a blue square with the top right corner yellow; and a pink rectangle. 17.625 x 12.25
1980.15.1.12 - Unbound, folded, white sheet. Outside text begins "You never Enjoy the World aright..." Inside right has all the printing information stating that this is print number 5 of 100. Signed Ann Brunskill. 17.625 x 12.25 (24.5 width when unfolded)
1980.15.1
Ackerman Foundation
1980.15
Gift of Bernard R. Siegel (through the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation)
Box
13-1/4 in
18-1/2 in
1-1/8 in
12.25" x 17.625" (24.5 width unfolded) pages