Letter·34 CDF art. 168-4·5 November 1948

Letter from Étienne Coche de La Ferté to Schaeffer about his work in CyprusÉtienne Coche de La Ferté

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Handwritten in French. Every line is transcribed and translated, and the English sits beside the scan.

Scan 3 of letter 34 CDF art. 168-4 (Letter from Étienne Coche de La Ferté to Schaeffer about his work in Cyprus), handwritten in French. The transcription and translation follow.

Scan: Collège de France, Paris, 34 CDF art. 168-4, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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Dreux 6 December ___

Dear Sir,

I had scarcely returned to Paris when I was informed and then sent, through the intermediary of the Cultural Relations office, your magnificent consignment, for which I thank you very much. This work, which constitutes a sort of encyclopedia of Western Asia in prehistoric times, will be useful to me not only po - that goes without saying - for research concerning Enkomi, but also as a source of historical or bibliographical information, pa on everything relating to the regions considered and for example, I do not doubt that it will be of great help to me in the preparation … continues

65 figures hard to readstruck struck outadded written in above” jug ditto, and what it repeatsword reading not certain

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