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Add MS 88908/11
- Record Id:
- 040-000001606
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-000001471
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000128.0x0002ad
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 88908/11
- Title:
- Richard March: William Empson, 'The Face of the Buddha'
- Scope & Content:
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Surrogate images of William Empson, 'The Face of Buddha' and associated material, comprising: 'The Face of the Buddha' [106 sheets], a list of proposed Plates [4 sheets], and an additional note on 'Buddhas with Double Faces' [6 sheets] (all, originally, in carbon typescript format). Together with surrogate images [72 sheets] of black and white photographs of differing sizes showing various Buddhas.
For provenance information, see Empson to Tambimuttu, 30 August, 1948 (Add MS 88908/7/1/6).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000001471
033-000001495
040-000001606 - Is part of:
- Add MS 88908 : The Papers of Richard March
Add MS 88908/7-12 : Richard March: Poetry London and Editions Poetry London Ltd
Add MS 88908/11 : Richard March: William Empson, 'The Face of the Buddha' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000001471[0002]/033-000001495[0005]/040-000001606
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88908
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1948
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- [1948]
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be obtained from the rights holder. Please consult British Library staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
- 188 A4 sheets (numbered by the archivist), printed from digital images of the original manuscript and photographs.
- Information About Originals:
- Original material held by the family of William Empson.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Empson, William, Knight, poet and literary critic, 1906-1984