“41 Quatrains”

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF008-0001 (1291)

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S02-F25-SF008-0001 (1291)

TITLE:

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“41 Quatrains”

DATE(S):

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1932

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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23.3 x 20.4 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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F123_φ11-12

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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Griva, Th.

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Typewritten poem collection and introductory text in French in a homemade booklet with several sheets. Handwritten emendations. Attached to the item, the author’s business card, with a handwritten note to Cavafy regarding his poetic work that is to be published (“Athens […] 4-7-32”).

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:

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Mainly French

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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Paperboard and plain paper. Black ink. Physical item wear: oxidations; the paper has been burdened by three metal staples, used to bind the sheets; small holes at the point of joining of the two sections (book and card) with a metal element.

NOTES AREA

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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Poetry collection of quatrains, entitled “41 Quatrains” (1932), by the attaché of the Greek ministry of Foreign Affairs, Theodore A. Griva-Gardikiotis (1905-1982). The collection opens with a short foreword by André Thérive. Typewritten copy that was to be used for the publication. The collection was published in 1933 in Paris, under the title Quarante et un quatrains.