Identificatie
referentie code
SMIJ/1/127
Titel
Letter from J. H. Whitfield to James Smith
Datum(s)
- [Jan. 1939?] (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
1 single sheet
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
(1904-1972)
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
110 Banbury Road, Oxford.—Thanks him for advising him of Parker’s views [on humanism]. Olgiati’s observations on the relationship between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance seem ingenuous, while, contrary to what Smith says, it is necessary to juxtapose St Thomas and Jacopone if one is to talk intelligibly about medieval Christianity. Is glad he liked the Correggio [print]; has continued to be impressed by his works. The vice-chancellor [G. S. Gordon] praised his note on the Dürer drawing in Old Master Drawings. They visited Blenheim yesterday.