The Stars = النجوم = 星星 = सितारें = Ngā Whetū = 星 نجوم 星星 सितारें 星

New York: Museum of Modern Art: Distributed in the United States by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 2005. First Trade Edition. Quarto (unpaged; approix 50p): illustrations; 27 cm. Some folding illus. Fine to fine (-)with faintest of edge-wear. Paperback. ISBN: 9780870707049 ((paperback)); 0870707043 ((paperback))

Celmins created three celestial prints for her project. "One print, inspired by the worn binding of an early 20th-century Japanese book, becomes the volume's mottled deep-blue cover; the second and third prints are images of the night sky, one of them negative--dark stars on a pale ground. For the text, Weinberger assembled a catalogue of descriptions of the stars drawn from around the world, and from an array of historical, literary, and anthropological sources."--D.A.P. catalog. / The Stars was originally a limited-edition livre d'artiste published this year by the Library Council of The Museum of Modern Art./ "This book is a facsimile of The Stars, the third project in Contemporary Editions, a series of limited-edition books and other printed works published by the Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York"--Copyright page.Contemporary editions; 2nd; Variation: Contemporary editions (Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Library Council); 2nd. [series].An artist's book comprised of three prints by Celmins and text assembled from "descriptions of the stars from around the world"--Front cover flapStars -- Poetry. Étoiles dans l'art. Étoiles -- Poésie. Stars. Stars in art. Named Person: Celmins, Vija, 1939- Celmins, Vija, 1938- artists' books (books) Artists' books. Poetry. Artists' books. Artists' books -- New York (State) -- 21st century Livres d'artistes.