Item Info

Scripts/Text: Cursive
Language: German
Physical Description: 158 leaves
Material: Laid paper, ink, watercolor
Watermark: Whatman, J. New Castle Co., Del. 1771
Category: Pattern book (Musterbuch)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Manuscript codex.

Binding: Quarter-bound in leather over paper boards.

Red and black watercolor patterns throughout.

Pencil names and doodles on back blank pages. This represents the only text in the book.

Bibliography:

Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. A Catalogue of Foreign Watermarks Found on Paper Used in America, 1700-1835. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1983, (757-758) p. 22.

Image Dimensions Width: 20.6 cm
ShelfMark: FLP Borneman Ms. 75