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Holograph ms in ink of the poem 'Cities' by Alan Bold, over a watercolour washed sky with a blackened sun and chimneyscape

 Fonds — Box: CLX-D-33, Folder: Coll-1771 / SC-Acc-2016-0127
Identifier: Coll-1771

Content Description

This holograph ms in ink of the Alan Bold poem 'Cities' is over a watercolour washed sky with a blackened sun and chimneyscape. It is signed 'Alan Bold 72'. It begins...:

Cities stink.

Sunshine shames them.

A vast pink

Sky above stone and grime.

Dates

  • Creation: 1972

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Extent

0.05 linear metres (Graphic material in Melonex sleeve)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in 2016. Accession no. SC-Acc-2016-0127.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie, 2 August 2016.

Title
Holograph ms in ink of the poem 'Cities' by Alan Bold, over a watercolour washed sky with a blackened sun and chimneyscape
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
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