As I was browsing online trying to find what to look at at the Newberry, it dawned on me to search Donald Jackson and *bingo.* There were some of the regular published books that he has authored and then there was this one. Oh.My.Gosh. It was the highlight of the whole visit.
Photos are OK, but you really need to see the actual pages to appreciate the work. It was a gift from Sarah to Alistair McAlpine - their initials are in raised gilding on parchment. The pages are paper - translated Persian poetry. You can read all about Alistair on Wikipedia. He was a colorful figure. He and Sarah divorced. Wikipedia says: In the mid 1980s, for reasons of safety and tax, McAlpine decided to move to Monaco and Venice. Before his departure he had sold many of his possessions at Sotheby's.[3]
Maybe that's when the Newberry bought the book. Of course, it would be fun to know how much a book like this cost originally and then how much the Newberry paid for it. It's leather bound by Fred Wood. I tried to link to the page with info at the Newberry, but you have to sign on and create an account to surf through their info.
I like the way all the pages have the same margin on the bottom, and different amounts of white space on top. Such a simple idea. It's a good example of a design idea that you could tuck in your file of ideas and pull out as needed.
Hopefully this will inspire people to check out the Newberry if they are ever in the neighborhood.
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