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Translation of Kandinsky

c.1955

Undated handwritten translation of an essay by the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky in Maurice de Sausmarez's hand. Likely written during his time at the University of Leeds between 1950 and 1955.

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Automatic Translator and Phrase Book

c. 1960

Automatic Translator and Phrase Book between English and Italian, published by Mills and Boon Ltd.

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Technique and figuration

c.1950

Undated typewritten and handwritten translations by unidentified authors from a French book on the artist Maurice Estève.

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John [?] to Maurice de Sausmarez

c. 1960

Typewritten letter from John [?] to Maurice de Sausmarez, noting that he has been working hard on translation jobs while in Paris and asking to rent de Sausmarez's house in the Vaucluse for three mont...

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Quote from Sartre's 'What is Literature?'

c.1950s

Quote from the English translation of Jean-Paul Sartre's essay 'What is Literature?' on the conflict between symbolic function and the realist objective of the painter, in Maurice de Sausmarez's hand.

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Playbill for Yegor Bulichoff

c. 1937

Three copies of a printed playbill advertising performances of Yegor Bulichoff by Maxim Gorky, translated by Gibson-Cowan and produced by John Burrell, staged by the Royal College of Art Theatre Group...

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untitled sketch [buildings and trees]

c. 1950

Untitled and undated ink sketch on paper by Maurice de Sausmarez, depicting buildings and trees over three sheets of numbered paper, with annotations in de Sausmarez's hand noting various colours and ...

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'The Poet's Voice: An appreciative analysis of modern English poetry'

1967

Published copy of the book 'The Poet's Voice: An appreciative analysis of modern English poetry' by James Kirkup, translated by Shōzō Tokunaga, in English and Japanese. Includes a black and white re...

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David Herbert to Maurice de Sausmarez

29 May 1964

Typewritten letter from David Herbert, Chief Editor at Studio Vista, to Maurice de Sausmarez, enclosing a finished copy of his book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' [not enclosed]. Herbert ...

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Correspondence related to reprints

1965-2001

Correspondence from the publishers Studio Vista, The Herbert Press Limited and A&C Black (Publishers) Limited about reprints of the book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausm...

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Travel, architecture and landscapes

c. 1940-1969

Black and white and colour photographs and negatives of architecture and landscapes in France, Italy, East Africa and the United Kingdom, taken by Maurice de Sausmarez. Includes enlarged photographs o...

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