Note by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0097 (2092)

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DIGITAL OBJECT DESCRIPTION

IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0097 (2092)

TITLE:

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Note by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy

DATE(S):

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10/2/1919

LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION:

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Item

EXTENT AND MEDIUM:

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14 x 9 cm

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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[Cavafy], Polis [Paul]

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Handwritten note by Paul Cavafy to C. P. Cavafy on a postcard, on one side of which the author’s photographic portrait is printed. In a short text he explains that this is his most recent photograph. Of note is the use of English expressions in the flow of written discourse.

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 Greek

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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Card made of paperboard. Blue ink.

NOTES AREA

NOTE:

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The item was located in the photographic collection of the Cavafy Archive and was moved, according to the new arrangement scheme, in the incoming family correspondence of Cavafy. Item GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F20-SF002-0098 includes the corresponding envelope -according to the date indications on the mail rubber stamp, whence it is apparent that the card had been sent from France and most likely from Hyères.