Copy of the dictionary (Petit Larousse Illustré, 1966).

The Protocol.

• Devote Sundays to copying the Petit Larousse Illustré dictionary (1966 edition).
• Start with the front page (flags).
• Write with a pen and reproduce the illustrations in gouache.
• The writing style is free but must remain legible, and the reproductions must be faithful to the models.
• Copy the dictionary word by word, in full and in the given order, on 215 x 215 cm paper, with a 15 cm white margin at the top and sides, and 20 cm at the bottom.
• If possible, place the reproduced illustrations under the referent word.
• Correct any errors or omissions in copying, as well as any illustrations that fail or do not fit into the established format, on one or more raisin-sized errata (65 x 50 cm), placed on the right.
• The number of errata is limited to six.
• If the authorized number of errata is exceeded, the performer must redo his copy in its entirety, as irrefutable proof of seriousness.
• The history of errors is recorded beforehand in a notebook: the Error Book which can be freely organized and presented.
• When the performer reaches the bottom of the imposed format, he continues working on the next format, respecting the rule of alphabetical order.
• The resulting segment title is formulated as follows: “first word top left” to “last word bottom right”.
• Once the “COMMON NAMES” section has been copied in its entirety, the performer proposes one or more efficient solutions for a pleasing presentation of the intermediate “PINK PAGES”, composed of Latin and foreign locutions.
• The executor then continues copying, following the same protocol with the “OWN NAMES” section.

Marseille, October 14, 1992.