Reading copy of 'short history of the saxophone'

Note: The following images, kindly provided by Rosanne Wasserman, are taken from one of Tom Weatherly’s illustrated “reading copies” of his book short history of the saxophone, published by Wasserman and Eugene Richie’s Groundwater Press in 2006. Throughout his life, Weatherly densely and colorfully illustrated his books, notably his dictionary, so that they sometimes came to resemble something close to medieval illuminated manuscripts. This was in part connected to a sense of synaesthesia, in which the sounds of beats or vowels might correspond to a particular color. Examples of the grids and illustrations he produced to illustrate the formal patterns he invented in his late work are provided in the final two images included here, as well as in Burt Kimmelman’s essay for this Jacket2 feature on Tom Weatherly’s work, and show his explanation of the forms he invented, the “glory” and the “double glory.” — David Grundy

Weatherly's notes on 'the glory' form.	Weatherly's notes on 'the glory' form, cont.	'short history of the saxophone,' inside of back cover.
'short history of the saxophone,' back page.	'short history of the saxophone,' pages 42–43.	'short history of the saxophone,' pages 40–41.
'short history of the saxophone,' pages 32–33.	'short history of the saxophone,' pages 20–21.