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-S01-SS02-F19-0019 (970)
TITLE:
Records the name of the unit of description.
Draft letter by Cavafy [to M. Cavafy]
DATE(S):
Identifies the date of creation of the unit of description.
n.d.
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.
FORMER REFERENCE CODE:
Records the former identifier of the item as given by the Historical G. P. Savvidis Catalogue.
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 draft letter by Cavafy to an unknown recipient (possibly Marigo Cavafy -see draft letter of 1897 by Cavafy to the same person), on both sides of a ruled sheet and on the recto of a second sheet. Impressions of the poet from his trip to Paris and reference to performances he attended there (“Oedipus Rex” at the Comédie Française and opera performance). The poet also refers to works of Egyptian wood carving. Cancellations. Abbreviations.
CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA
CONDITIONS GOVERNING REPRODUCTION:
Specifies the conditions governing the reproduction of the unit of description.
LANGUAGE AND SCRIPT NOTES:
Identifies the language(s) and script(s) employed in the unit of description.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Provides information about important physical characteristics of the unit of description.
Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations. Watermark: Gouvernement Egyptien.
NOTES AREA
NOTE:
Provides information that cannot be accommodated in any of the other fields.
On the basis of its content, the letter should be dated to 1897.
Key-words aiming to facilitate search within the fonds.
PERSONS:
CORPORATE BODIES:
Metadata in machine-readable format
DOI: 10.26256/ca-sf02-s01-ss02-f19-0019
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