The date 1720, set in black Caslon type on a white background, is projected on a small suspended screen while the third movement of J. S. Bach’s Sonata in G major for Flute and Continuo is heard on the film's soundtrack. Bach is believed to have written the sonata in 1720 for Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Cöthen—the same year that William Caslon began creating the printing font, or typeface, that bears his name. Caslon’s were the first moveable type produced in England, ending British dependence on Dutch and French typefaces, and helping to modernize book design. The film is designed as an intersection between aural and visual artifacts that share a common date of origin but are otherwise arbitrarily paired.