True to the letter : 800 years of remarkable correspondence, documents and autographs / Pedro Corrêa do Lago ; preface by Carlo Ginzburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lago, Pedro Corrêa do, 1958-

Standardized Title:

Cinq siècles sur papier. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Letters.

Autographs--Private collections--Brazil.

Autographs.

Manuscripts--Private collections--Brazil.

Manuscripts.

Manuscripts--Private collections.

Autographs--Private collections.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2004.

Summary:

The interest in rare letters and autographs has never been stronger "True to the Letter gives privileged insight into the private lives and minds of one hundred of the most significant figures in the worlds of literature, art and politics. This compelling cache of documents, many published here for the first time, is filled with striking insights, anecdotes and intimate vignettes. Here is a letter in which Gandhi predicts his assassination; a document signed by Elizabeth I on the first day of her reign, where she omits the "R" for Regina; and intimate note from Frotsky to Frida Kahlo; and rare letter from Casanova alluding to his rakish past; a note from JFK's accountant gently querying his expenses. Most of the documents are illustrated with portraits or photographs of their writers and each is accompanied by an essay that reveals the circumstances in which it was written. Full transcripts in English of all the originals are supplied at the end of the book.

Notes:

Translation of: Cinq siècles sur papier : autographes et manuscrits de la collection Pedro Corrêa do Lago.

Includes bibliographical references (page 284) and index.

ISBN:

050051206X

OCLC:

56644982