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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, (second edition), artist book hand printed with multi-colour intaglio images, letterpress text, combination Japanese and Western binding.

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, book and slipcase.

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 4 and 5, image glossary,
showing symbolic characters/elements and their meanings.

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 6 and 7, Enclosed within a given order...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 10 and 11, And when the
structure is cleft asunder...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 12 and 13, Two islands form in opposition...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 14 and 15, The islands move as islands must...

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Apperception, a symbolic narrative, pages 18 and 19, Enclosure of the intuitive
creates a tension manifest..
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Dianne Longley - Title of Book: Apperception, a symbolic narrative
Medium: 23 pages, artist book with folded pages, 8 etchings printed intaglio, multi-coloured, onto Japanese Awa paper, letterpress text in magenta, some letterpress pages printedain combination lead type with relief photopolymer plates, pages interleaved with glassine paper, bound in maroon with gold lettering by Anthony Zammit
Size: slipcase 31 x 23 x 2cm, book 30 x 22.5cm
Edition of 30 : second edition, signed and numbered, 2001
Brief Description: This book is a metaphysical quest within which the opposing forces of intuition and the intellect collide, with an eventual reconciliation where each is able to complement the other. The text and image pages are folded, the inner book being Japanese in form, bound in a Western book structure with slipcase.