Daily Translating System
By Nelson Howe
Guilford, England: Circle Press Publications, 1971. Edition of 250.

29 x 21 cm (11.4 x 8.2"); 40 pages. Cards letterpress printed in three colors. Printed on buff laid paper. Specimen cards tipped in. Stapled into brown card wraparound cover with printed label. Signed and numbered by the artist.

Ron King in Cooking the Books: "Our first conceptual book."

Circle Press: "Conceived and designed by the artist, with 12 specimen cards tipped onto the pages, each assigned to a different day of the week, with suggested rules and comments page."

Howe begins with seven procedures for his "Daily Translating System." In his summary comments he concludes: "The foregoing rules are intended for performance by anyone interested. ... This translation may be regarded as the changing, transformation, or conversion from a notated condition to an active physical one or, conceivable a passive meditative one if that is involved in a particular task."
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