Prospectus, Bluebeard's Castle (AM150)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Ron King Circle Press
Title
Prospectus, Bluebeard's Castle
Made in
Guildford
Date
c.1972
Description
Prospectus for Bluebeard's Castle, published by Circle Press, c.1972. This prospectus presents information about Bluebeard's Castle, a book edition containing 9 pop-up designs conceived and produced by Ronald King and verse written by Roy Fisher. The text, typeset by Walter Taylor in the form of butterfly wings, concerns the history of the Bluebeard story, in particular Bela Bartok's opera on which the visual theme of this book was based. The prospectus opens up to reveal a butterfly pop-up design which incorporates the text. Printed in black and red ink on white paper.
Object number
AM150
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