Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0003 (1404)

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0003 (1404)

TITLE:

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Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

DATE(S):

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14/10/1918

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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22 x 14 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

Records the former identifier of the item as given by the Historical G. P. Savvidis Catalogue.

F139_Φ1-34, F140_Φ1-26, F141_Φ1-34, F142_Φ1-18

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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C. P. Cavafy

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos [Singopoulo] on both sides of a sheet and on one side of a second sheet. Page numbers are indicated (“2” and “3”). Advice to Singopoulo on professional and personal matters. Reference to the activities of their common acquaintances as well as to the author Miltiadis Malakasis. (Alexandria)

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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Greek

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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Writing in ink. Watermark: Spartan Bond. Physical item wear: holes.

NOTES AREA

NOTE:

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The transcription and editing of the letters of C. P. Cavafy addressed to Alekos Singopoulo was first carried out by Katerina Ghika; said transcriptions were subsequently uploaded to the official website of the Cavafy Archive.