The book was used to make notes and designs in lessons and for exercises in English, Latin, mathematics, botany, geography and history; in between are caricatures and sketches of his classmates and teachers as well as some large architectural constructions.

Material

Pencil, blue ink, purple pen; drawings: pencil: 6, 12v, 13r, 14v, 15v, 16v, 20r, 22v, 23r, v; blue ink: 13v, 14r, v, 25v, 26r; ink: 15v, 18v, 21v, 22r

Dimensions

18.0 x 11.0 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, Donated by Bruno and Odette Giacometti, 2000

Object number

GS 222

Signature

not inscribed

Further information

28 sheets

Provenance