メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「Attention all synesthetes and curious minds! "Vladimir Nabokov: AlphaBet in Color" is not your average ABC book. 🌈 On #WorldBookDay, explore colorful and whimsical illustrations that will have you seeing and experiencing letters like never before. Illustrated by Jean Holabird, the book explores Vladimir Nabokov's ability to see rich colors in letters and sounds. He often noted the deficiency of color in literature. For example, Nabokov saw q as browner than k, and s as not the light blue of c, but a curious mixture of azure and mother-of-pearl. Holabird's interpretation of the colorful alphabet masterfully brings to life the charming and vibrant synesthetic letters that until now existed only in Nabokov's mind. Holabird's grasp of form and space blends perfectly with Nabokov's idea that a subtle interaction exists between sound and shape. Need more great book content in your life? Head over to @metlibrary to explore The Met’s incredible collection of more than one million volumes, including rare and one-of-a-kind books, periodicals, and auction catalogs. 📕 Jean Holabird (American, 1946-present). Vladimir Nabokov: AlphaBet in Color, 2005. Ink on paper.」4月24日 0時27分