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Mémoire sur l'étude optique des mouvements vibratoires by Jules Antoine Lissajous, 1857

Mémoire sur l'étude optique des mouvements vibratoires Book

Annales de chimie et de physique, 3e série, tome LI (1857), with Lissajous’s “Mémoire sur l’étude optique des mouvements vibratoires” by Jules Antoine Lissajous, 1857

Annales de chimie et de physique, 3e série, tome LI (1857), with Lissajous’s “Mémoire sur l’étude optique des mouvements vibratoires” Book

Les Tableaux tissés de la Fabrique lyonnaise (Société des Dessinateurs Lyonnais, 1922), 1922

Les Tableaux tissés de la Fabrique lyonnaise (Société des Dessinateurs Lyonnais, 1922) Book

Electronics, Vol. 10, No. 6 (June 1937) by C. E. Burnett, 1937

Electronics, Vol. 10, No. 6 (June 1937) Ephemera

Television: Collected Addresses and Papers on the Future of the New Art and Its Recent Technical Developments, Volume II by C. E. Burnett, 1937

Television: Collected Addresses and Papers on the Future of the New Art and Its Recent Technical Developments, Volume II Book

Radio-Craft, Vol. 10, No. 1 (July 1938) by C. E. Burnett, 1938

Radio-Craft, Vol. 10, No. 1 (July 1938) Ephemera

Nourathar: The Fine Art of Light Color Playing by Mary Hallock Greenewalt, 1946

Nourathar: The Fine Art of Light Color Playing Book

Art in Cinema: A Symposium on the Avantgarde Film by Frank Stauffacher, 1947

Art in Cinema: A Symposium on the Avantgarde Film Book

Films in Review, Vol. 5, No. 6 (June–July 1954) by Mary Ellen Bute, 1954

Films in Review, Vol. 5, No. 6 (June–July 1954) Ephemera

Encounter, vol. III, no. 4 by Christopher Strachey, 1954

Encounter, vol. III, no. 4 Book

PF Reporter, Vol. 6, No. 10 (October 1956) by Glen E. Slutz, 1956

PF Reporter, Vol. 6, No. 10 (October 1956) Ephemera

augenblick 3’58 (June–July 1958) by Max Bense, 1958

augenblick 3’58 (June–July 1958) Ephemera

augenblick 1’58 (March 1958) by Max Bense, 1958

augenblick 1’58 (March 1958) Ephemera

augenblick 2’58 (April–May 1958) by Max Bense, 1958

augenblick 2’58 (April–May 1958) Ephemera

augenblick 6’58 (December 1958–January 1959) by Max Bense, 1958

augenblick 6’58 (December 1958–January 1959) Ephemera

augenblick 5’58 (October–November 1958) by Max Bense, 1958

augenblick 5’58 (October–November 1958) Ephemera

augenblick 4’58 (August–September 1958) by Max Bense, 1958

augenblick 4’58 (August–September 1958) Ephemera

augenblick (journal, 1955–1961) by Max Bense, 1958-1961

augenblick (journal, 1955–1961) Ephemera

Experimental Music: Composition with an Electronic Computer by Lejaren Arthur Hiller Jr, 1959

Experimental Music: Composition with an Electronic Computer Book

Stochastische Texte (Augenblick 1'4) by Theo Lutz, 1959

Stochastische Texte (Augenblick 1'4) Prose/Poetry

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution: The Rede Lecture by Charles Percy Snow, 1959

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution: The Rede Lecture Book

augenblick 4’4 (November–December 1960) by Max Bense, 1960

augenblick 4’4 (November–December 1960) Ephemera

augenblick 3’4 (May–August 1960) by Max Bense, 1960

augenblick 3’4 (May–August 1960) Ephemera

augenblick 2’4 (January–April 1960) by Max Bense, 1960

augenblick 2’4 (January–April 1960) Ephemera

Almanacco Letterario Bompiani 1962: Le applicazioni dei calcolatori elettronici alle scienze morali e alla letteratura by Nanni Balestrini, 1961

Almanacco Letterario Bompiani 1962: Le applicazioni dei calcolatori elettronici alle scienze morali e alla letteratura Book

augenblick 2’5 (April–June 1961) by Max Bense, 1961

augenblick 2’5 (April–June 1961) Ephemera

augenblick 1’5 (January–March 1961) by Max Bense, 1961

augenblick 1’5 (January–March 1961) Ephemera

augenblick 3/4’5 (July–December 1961) by Max Bense, 1961

augenblick 3/4’5 (July–December 1961) Ephemera

Giant Brains, or Machines That Think by Edmund C. Berkeley, 1961

Giant Brains, or Machines That Think Book

Recreational Mathematics by Ben Francis Laposky, 1961

Recreational Mathematics Book

rot 6 by Theo Lutz, 1961

rot 6 Prose/Poetry

rot 11 - Monolog der Terry Jo by Max Bense, 1963

rot 11 - Monolog der Terry Jo Prose/Poetry

Exhibition Catalog, Robert Fraser Gallery, 1963 by Harold Cohen, 1963

Exhibition Catalog, Robert Fraser Gallery, 1963 Mixed Media

Musiques formelles: nouveaux principes formels de composition musicale by Iannis Xenakis, 1963

Musiques formelles: nouveaux principes formels de composition musicale Book

VOGUE, Jan. 15, 1964 by William Klein, 1964

VOGUE, Jan. 15, 1964 Ephemera

The Electronic Computer as an Artist (Canadian Art Magazine) by Leslie Mezei, 1964

The Electronic Computer as an Artist (Canadian Art Magazine) Ephemera

The Bell System Technical Journal, Volume XLIII, Number 6 (November 1964) by Edward E. Zajac, 1964

The Bell System Technical Journal, Volume XLIII, Number 6 (November 1964) Ephemera

A Souvenir of the New York World’s Fair (punched card), 1964-1965

A Souvenir of the New York World’s Fair (punched card) Ephemera

Harold Cohen: Paintings 1960–1965 by Harold Cohen, 1965

Harold Cohen: Paintings 1960–1965 Book

Computer Graphics in Communication by William Alan Fetter, 1965

Computer Graphics in Communication Book

rot 19 - computer-grafik by Georg Nees, 1965

rot 19 - computer-grafik Book

Computer Generated Three Dimensional Movies (monograph) by A. Michael Noll, 1965

Computer Generated Three Dimensional Movies (monograph) Ephemera

Playboy, Vol. 12, No. 6 (June 1965) by John Robinson Pierce, 1965

Playboy, Vol. 12, No. 6 (June 1965) Ephemera

du atlantis, Vol. 26 (August 1966) by Herbert W. Franke, 1966

du atlantis, Vol. 26 (August 1966) Ephemera

Design Quarterly 66/67: Design and the Computer by Peter Seitz, 1966

Design Quarterly 66/67: Design and the Computer Ephemera

Cosmopolitan, April 1967, 1967

Cosmopolitan, April 1967 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 288 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 288 Ephemera

Tenjō Sajiki Shimbun 天井桟敷新聞, no. 4 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967

Tenjō Sajiki Shimbun 天井桟敷新聞, no. 4 Ephemera

Nissenbi-ten 日宣美展 (Japan Advertising Artists Club Exhibition), 1967 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967

Nissenbi-ten 日宣美展 (Japan Advertising Artists Club Exhibition), 1967 Ephemera

E.A.T News (Vol 1 No 1, January 15, 1967)) by Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.), 1967

E.A.T News (Vol 1 No 1, January 15, 1967)) Ephemera

Computer Graphics: Utility/Production/Art by Fred Gruenberger, 1967

Computer Graphics: Utility/Production/Art Book

“Computing a new art form,” The Sunday Telegraph, October 15, 1967 by Leon D. Harmon, 1967

“Computing a new art form,” The Sunday Telegraph, October 15, 1967 Ephemera

energy エナジー, vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1967) by Hiroshi Kawano, 1967

energy エナジー, vol. 4, no. 1 (January 1967) Ephemera

A House of Dust by Alison Knowles, 1967

A House of Dust Prose/Poetry

Design and Planning 2: Computers in Design and Communication by Martin Krampen, 1967

Design and Planning 2: Computers in Design and Communication Book

Kunst aus dem Computer by Abraham A. Moles, 1967

Kunst aus dem Computer Book

IEEE Spectrum October 1967 by A. Michael Noll, 1967

IEEE Spectrum October 1967 Ephemera

Chelsea 20/21: Art Ex Machina by Sonia Raiziss, 1967

Chelsea 20/21: Art Ex Machina Book

1 sammelband futura 1 bis 13 by Frieder Nake, 1967 (ca)

1 sammelband futura 1 bis 13 Ephemera

Computer Stimulated Sculpture: Johan Severtson by Johan Severtson, 1967 (ca)

Computer Stimulated Sculpture: Johan Severtson Ephemera

Iwanami Lecture Series on Fundamental Engineering: Complete 19-Volume Set by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1967-1972

Iwanami Lecture Series on Fundamental Engineering: Complete 19-Volume Set Ephemera

Premio Codex de Pintura Latinoamericana, 1968

Premio Codex de Pintura Latinoamericana Book

2 sammelband futura 14 bis 26, 1968

2 sammelband futura 14 bis 26 Ephemera

Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, 1968), 1968

Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, 1968) Book

The Monolith, 1968

The Monolith Ephemera

Fortune, September 15, 1968 by Louis Banks, 1968

Fortune, September 15, 1968 Ephemera

bit international 1-7 by Dimitrije Bašičević, 1968

bit international 1-7 Book

Graphic Design, Issue No. 33, Spring (March) 1969 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Graphic Design, Issue No. 33, Spring (March) 1969 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techo, Issue No. 303, Oct 1968 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techo, Issue No. 303, Oct 1968 Ephemera

Design デザイン, no. 106 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Design デザイン, no. 106 Ephemera

Shakai to Jōhō 社会と情報 (Society and Information), NHK Information Science Course 8 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Shakai to Jōhō 社会と情報 (Society and Information), NHK Information Science Course 8 Book

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 304 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 304 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 302 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 302 Ephemera

Kōgei News 工芸ニュース (Industrial Art News), vol. 36, no. 5 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Kōgei News 工芸ニュース (Industrial Art News), vol. 36, no. 5 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 297 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 297 Ephemera

Kenchiku 建築, no. 97 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Kenchiku 建築, no. 97 Ephemera

Sansai 三彩, no. 236 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Sansai 三彩, no. 236 Ephemera

Design デザイン, no. 107 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Design デザイン, no. 107 Ephemera

Design デザイン, no. 108 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Design デザイン, no. 108 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 298 (May 1968 special issue), “A Pocket Dictionary: Design History and Terms” by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1968

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 298 (May 1968 special issue), “A Pocket Dictionary: Design History and Terms” Ephemera

Cybernetic Serendipity - Sept 1968 Contemporary Arts Magazine No 6 by Contemporary Arts Magazine, 1968

Cybernetic Serendipity - Sept 1968 Contemporary Arts Magazine No 6 Ephemera

Some More Beginnings by Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.), 1968

Some More Beginnings Book

The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age by Karl Gunnar Vougt Pontus Hultén, 1968

The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age Book

International Times #37 August 9, 1968 (v1#37) by International Times, 1968

International Times #37 August 9, 1968 (v1#37) Ephemera

bit international 2: computers and visual research by Boris Kelemen, 1968

bit international 2: computers and visual research Ephemera

bit international 3: international colloquy computers and visual research, Zagreb August 3–4 1968 by Boris Kelemen, 1968

bit international 3: international colloquy computers and visual research, Zagreb August 3–4 1968 Ephemera

Computer-Drawn Dragonfly Pattern (cover of Kagaku Asahi, October 1968) by Naomasa Nakajima, 1968

Computer-Drawn Dragonfly Pattern (cover of Kagaku Asahi, October 1968) Ephemera

Mathematics for the Computer Age コンピュータ時代の数学 by Naomasa Nakajima, 1968

Mathematics for the Computer Age コンピュータ時代の数学 Book

bit international 1: the theory of informations and the new aesthetics by Ivan Picelj, 1968

bit international 1: the theory of informations and the new aesthetics Ephemera

Cybernetic Serendipity: the computer and the arts by Jasia Reichardt, 1968

Cybernetic Serendipity: the computer and the arts Book

Computer Art and the Human Response by Lloyd Sumner, 1968

Computer Art and the Human Response Book

Art d’Église, No. 142 by Roman Verostko, 1968

Art d’Église, No. 142 Ephemera

Galerie Bonnier. Carl Frederik Reuterswärd. Alias Carl Frederik Reuterswärd. 1969. Genève, 1969

Galerie Bonnier. Carl Frederik Reuterswärd. Alias Carl Frederik Reuterswärd. 1969. Genève Ephemera

Computopia コンピュートピア, February 1969 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Computopia コンピュートピア, February 1969 Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 307, “The Transfiguration of Art” by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 307, “The Transfiguration of Art” Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 312 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 312 Ephemera

Sixième Biennale de Paris by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Sixième Biennale de Paris Book

Kikan Chika Engeki 季刊地下演劇, inaugural issue by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Kikan Chika Engeki 季刊地下演劇, inaugural issue Ephemera

Graphic Design, no. 36 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Graphic Design, no. 36 Ephemera

Computopia コンピュートピア, March 1969 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Computopia コンピュートピア, March 1969 Ephemera

SD スペースデザイン, no. 55 (June 1969) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

SD スペースデザイン, no. 55 (June 1969) Ephemera

Arte y Cibernética (Galería Bonino, Buenos Aires, 1969) by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969

Arte y Cibernética (Galería Bonino, Buenos Aires, 1969) Ephemera

bit international 5/6: the word image / poésie concrète by Vera Horvat-Pintarić, 1969

bit international 5/6: the word image / poésie concrète Ephemera

The Technology of Computer Music by Max Vernon Mathews, 1969

The Technology of Computer Music Book

bit international 4: design by Matko Meštrović, 1969

bit international 4: design Ephemera

Artificiata I by Manfred Mohr, 1969

Artificiata I Book

Computer-Drawn Ukiyo-e Courtesan and Dragonfly (Foto-Yaponiya, No. 8) by Naomasa Nakajima, 1969

Computer-Drawn Ukiyo-e Courtesan and Dragonfly (Foto-Yaponiya, No. 8) Ephemera

Laser: Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd, 1969

Laser: Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd Book

Folgende Folge aus dem Tschechischen by Konrad Balder Schäuffelen, 1969

Folgende Folge aus dem Tschechischen Book

Computer-Kunst: On the Eve of Tomorrow by Käthe Schröder, 1969

Computer-Kunst: On the Eve of Tomorrow Ephemera

Bijutsu Techō (Issue No. 313, May 5, 1969) by Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1969

Bijutsu Techō (Issue No. 313, May 5, 1969) Book

Rolling Stone (February 1, 1969) by Rolling Stone, 1969

Rolling Stone (February 1, 1969) Ephemera

La sfida elettronica: realtà e prospettive dell'uso del computer in architettura by Kerry Strand, 1969

La sfida elettronica: realtà e prospettive dell'uso del computer in architettura Book

Philharmony フィルハーモニー, twenty-eight issues by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1969-1971

Philharmony フィルハーモニー, twenty-eight issues Ephemera

Pintura argentina – Promoción internacional / Argentine Painting – International Promotion, 1970

Pintura argentina – Promoción internacional / Argentine Painting – International Promotion Book

Hanatsubaki 花椿, no. 235 (January 1970) by Katsumi Asaba, 1970

Hanatsubaki 花椿, no. 235 (January 1970) Ephemera

Hanatsubaki 花椿, no. 236 (February 1970) by Katsumi Asaba, 1970

Hanatsubaki 花椿, no. 236 (February 1970) Ephemera

Ricerca e Progettazione: Proposte per una esposizione sperimentale by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1970

Ricerca e Progettazione: Proposte per una esposizione sperimentale Book

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 325, “The Myth of Computer Art Vanishes” by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1970

Bijutsu Techō 美術手帖, no. 325, “The Myth of Computer Art Vanishes” Ephemera

idea アイデア, no. 101 by Computer Technique Group (CTG), 1970

idea アイデア, no. 101 Ephemera

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