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Books Without Words: The Visual Poetry Of Elisabetta Gut

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In Memoriam: Mirella Bentivoglio and Elisabetta Gut
Posted: July 16, 2026
Category: Books Without Words: The Visual Poetry Of Elisabetta Gut
Krystyna Wasserman, NMWA book arts curator emerita, reflects on the lives and works of two Italian artists with close ties to the museum.
A brown, tropical fruit with a large segment of skin removed to reveal small, round pages of sheet music inside instead of fruit flesh. The book rests on a square woodblock with “libra—seme” printed in the bottom-right corner.

Books Without Words: The Visual Poetry of Elisabetta Gut
Posted: September 8, 2010
Category: Books Without Words: The Visual Poetry Of Elisabetta Gut
Books Without Words: The Visual Poetry of Elisabetta Gut features twenty-two works by the artist carefully crafted from her dreams, memories, and love for music and poetry.
A brown, tropical fruit with a large segment of skin removed to reveal small, round pages of sheet music inside instead of fruit flesh. The book rests on a square woodblock with “libra—seme” printed in the bottom-right corner.