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2012.27 - 2012.27 - Collection - 132 boxes
- B - 2012.27/B - Series - 11 items

Reference Number	2012.27/B/11
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Title	Notes and texts for essays and works
Date	2003 - 2006
Description	Hardback red notebook including texts and notes on Santa Casa (towards 'Vault of the Scalzi') as a site of pilgrimage. Also includes a floor plan and fabrication notes. Includes various notes and texts towards essays (Keir Smith reference 'Brookings Spar' and 'The Story of the Barrel' are essay titles and 'Fresh Wharf' was a Keir Smith sculpture). Artists and their works are referenced by Keir Smith, for example 'Samuel Scott' [Samuel Scott, 1702 - 1772] and 'Fresh Wharf' (by William Marlow, [1740 - 1813] 1762). Keir Smith referenced 'The Gouden Leeeuw at the Battle of Texel 11 August 1673, Oil on Canvas 1687' ['The Battle of Texel, 11/21 August 1673' by Willem van de Velde, 1683]. Also some sketches.
Notes	Information from Clare Rowe: Notes that the floor plan is likely to be that of the 'virgin's house' sited within the Basilica della Santa Casa, Loreto, Italy.
Related Material	British Library, National Life Stories: Artists Lives tracks 26. Also 35mm slide collection and relevant publicity material

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