Deep time.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Richmond
Rare Books and Special Collections
Boatwright Library
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lynda Kachurek
Phone: (804) 289-8458
Fax: (804) 287-1840

Summary

Extent:
20 Items
Creator:
Pandey, Radha
Language:
English

Background

Acquisition information:
Gift of Westhampton College Class of 1943.
Physical description:
"The shapes cut into each leaf are staggered ever so slightly, so that when the leaves are stacked, one can see through the cavernous space created by these forms resembling a physical elevation or contour map. Depending on which way the book is read, these cut shapes appear to sediment on one side and erode on the other, with readers physically participating in these natural processes as they progress through the book. The loose pages sit in a deep box to accomodate this movement"--Artist's statement. Unbound leaves laid in tan cloth clamshell case lined with blue cloth; title printed in black on blue and tan paper strip affixed vertically to lid of case.
Physical facet:
[19] leaves in box : includes illustrations
Dimensions:
16 cm
Material specific details:
Rare Book Room copy is 28 of 35. Rare Book Room copy includes author's autograph on colophon: Radha Pandey. Title from box. Publishing date from colophon. "Deep time has been [letterpress] printed on kozo dyed with cloves and indigo. The imagery engraved in wood has been adapted from contour maps of the Himalayan range, and the cut shapes are the boundaries of the highest physical features of our planet, namely the Tibetan plateau (China, Tibet, India); the Kanza'gyal mountain range (east Asia); and the Andean mountain range (western South America). The creation of Deep time was made possible by a grant from the College Book Arts Association. Written, designed, and printed by Radha Pandey in 2017"--Colophon.