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Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection

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Accession Number: 136.49
Title: War primer
Author: Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
Description: This book contains over eighty photographs of the Second World War, each with a four line poem by Brecht written as the events unrolled. This is the first publication in English of a major work by Brecht. Translated and edited with an afterword and notes by John Willett.; Originally published in German under the title: Kriegsfibel. Berlin: Eulenspiegel, 1955.; Includes bibliographical references.
Contributors: Willett, John
Date: 2017
Publisher: Verso
Place of Publication: London, England
Language: English
ISBN: 9781784782085
Object Dimensions: 104 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 15 cm.
Binding: Perfect bindings
Publication Format: Monographs
Visual Analysis: Black-and-white
Photographic
Visual
Literary Format: Poems
Documentaries
Bibliographies
Production Format: Books
Object Category: Artists’ books
LCSH Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945--Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945--Poetry
Artists' books
Notes: War Primer is the base of Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin's book "War Primer 2" (136.51).
Object Type: artists' books (books)
Rights Statement: For Rights information please contact Special Collections at the John M. Flaxman Library.
Digitization Specifications: The original object was photographed with a NIKON D810 digital camera at 300 ppi as a camera raw file (NEF). The NEF file was then converted to the TIFF format in Adobe Photoshop.

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