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Gingo Biloba, by Goethe: CAL 54-2007

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Titles

Gingo Biloba, by Goethe

Maker(s)

Calligrapher: Zapf, Hermann

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Description

Tools and materials used: red and black ink on Japanese tissue paper with gold and silver specks and dried leaves.

Legal notes

Given by Hermann Zapf

Measurements and weight

Height: 437 mm
Width: 293 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given by Zapf, Hermann

Dating

Production date: AD 1988

Materials used in production

Ink
Gold
Silver
Dried leaves

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( tissue)
Decoration

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CAL 54-2007
Primary reference Number: 167349
Old object number: Calligraphy/Zapf/1

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 January 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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