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Calligraphy in four languages
Calligrapher: Zapf, Hermann
Silkscreen print on genuine gold leaf, on the same material on which the original was done, with tempera colour}
Given by Patricia Lovett
Height: 465 mm
Width: 500 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given by Lovett, Patricia
Support
composed of
gold leaf
Mediium
composed of
tempera
Decoration
Accession number: CAL 55-2007
Primary reference Number: 167388
Old object number: Calligraphy/Zapf/2
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Calligraphy in four languages" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167388 Accessed: 2023-02-05 01:18:51
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-02-05 01:18:51|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/msspb/msspb5/CAL_55_2007.jpg" alt="Calligraphy in four languages" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Calligraphy in four languages</figcaption> </figure> </div>
Accession Number: 904D
Accession Number: O.32.1 & A-1938
Accession Number: 3452b
Accession Number: CAL 21-2007
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