Item 0018 (1160) - Letter by P. Cavafy to his family

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Identity area

Reference code

GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0018 (1160)

Title

Letter by P. Cavafy to his family

Date(s)

4-6/7/1898 (Creation)

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Item

Extent and medium

22.5 x 18 cm

Context area

Name of creator

[Cavafy], Polis [Paul]

Biographical history

Repository

Onassis Foundation

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Scope and content

Handwritten diary-type letter by Paul Cavafy to his mother and brothers on three numbered bifolios and on one side of a sheet. Enthusiastic impressions from his stay in London. Family and social news. Extensive use of English words and phrases. Accompanied by envelope with John Cavafy's address at R. J. Moss & Co. (London)

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Script of material

Language and script notes

Mainly Greek

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Writing in ink. Watermark: Au Louvre Paris.

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Note

Cavafy, Paul. “Letter by P. Cavafy to his family”. Letter, 04-06.07.1898. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS02-F21-0018 (1160), 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-S01-SS02-F21-0018.

Alternative identifier(s)

Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης

F115_φ1-13, Φ Α΄-Β΄

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Item 0018 (1160) - Letter by P. Cavafy to his family

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