Boustrophedon Inscription. "To All Noble Crafts." Signed dedication on verso by David Kindersley & his wife Lida Lopes Cardozo.
Cambridge, UK: David Kindersley's Workshop, [ca. 1980]. Oblong Light Green Card with Smaller Printed Charcoal Sheet with Rune-style Lettering. 8" x 6" Very Good with minor creasing, remnants of portion torn off on verso.
A Boustrophedon is a bi-directional text often found in ancient texts, carvings, manuscripts. Every other line is inverted, flipped, reversed, often letters themselves are reversed. Alternate lines are read in opposite directions.
Provenance: item sent to William E. Conway of Los Angeles, California. Item #63-6841
Price: $75.00
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