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Markings of written text
deletions with pencil or ink regarding handwritten text:
deletion
underlining
double/quadruple underlining
Markings of printed text
deletions with pencil or ink regarding printed text:
deletion
underlining
Handwritten notes on printed text
handwritten notes, additions, afterthoughts with pencil or ink that interact with the printed text:
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Printed text
printed text of a given item which interacts with the handwritten notes:
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Illegible/vague text
written text with pencil or ink that is vague or illegible:
red fonts

DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:
Records the unique identifier that has been appointed to the unit of description by the archivists, in order to facilitate references made to the fonds on an international level.
GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF003-0019 (774)
TITLE:
Records the name of the unit of description.
Copy of a receipt
DATE(S):
Identifies the date of creation of the unit of description.
October 1928
LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:
Identifies the level of arrangement of the unit of description (fonds, sub-fonds, series, sub-series, file, sub-file, item).
Item
EXTENT AND MEDIUM:
Records the extent of the unit of description. In case of an item description, it records the exact dimensions of the item.

17 x 19 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:
Records the former identifier of the item as given by the Historical G. P. Savvidis Catalogue.
F75_Φ11-12, F75_Φ13

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):
Identifies the author or the creator of the unit of description.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:
Provides a summary of the scope (such as, time periods, geography) and content of the unit of description.

Handwritten copy of a checque to Cavafy from the Faber & Gwyer publishing house of London, on both sides of a paper. Notes in pencil. Typewritten letter by the same publishing house, accompanying the checque, for collaboration between the poet and the journal The Criterion. Cancellations, emendations and notes. (London)

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:
Specifies the conditions governing the reproduction of the unit of description.

CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:
Identifies the language(s) and script(s) employed in the unit of description.

English

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Provides information about important physical characteristics of the unit of description.

Writing in ink and pencil. Physical item wear: oxidations caused by metal paperclip.

ACCESS POINTS

Key-words aiming to facilitate search within the fonds.
SUBJECTS:
Letter
Journals:
Criterion, The
Nursery World, The
Nursing Mirror, The
PLACES:
PERSONS:
Cavafy, C. P.
De la Mare, Richard
CORPORATE BODIES:
Faber & Gwyer (editions)

CITATION:
For citation purposes, please use the reference provided here.

Cavafy, C. P.. “Copy of a receipt”. Letter, October 1928. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF003-0019 (774), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF003-0019.

Metadata in machine-readable format

DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s02-f25-sf003-0019
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