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Quotation from the Theologica Germanica, a late medieval Christian mystical text from the 'school' of Meister Ekhart.
Calligrapher: Clayton, Ewan
It is said it was because Adam ate the apple that he was lost, or fell. I say, it was because of his claiming something for his own, and because of his I, Mine, Me, and the like. Had he eaten seven apples, and yet never claimed anything for his own, he would not have fallen; but as soon as he called something his own, he fell, and would have fallen if he had never touched an apple. Documentation of the work: The piece was exhibited in The Twain Shall Meet, an exhibition I co-curated at the Alhambra National Gallery in Lahore, Pakistan, in 2005 (and illustrated in the catalogue), and in Practising Contentment at the Crafts Study Centre, 2006. It makes oblique references to the events of September 11th in the distrorted grid and the footprints/jelly bean/falling object stamps crossing the top of the page.
Given by Ewan Clayton
Height: 581 mm
Width: 348 mm
Method of acquisition: Given by Clayton, Ewan
Production date: AD 2005
Tools and materials used: Metal pen with pine soot ink and wine red vermillion on Royal Watcolour Society paper.
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composed of
paper
( Royal Watercolour Society)
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Accession number: CAL 4-2007
Primary reference Number: 167379
Old object number: Calligraphy/Clayton/1
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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