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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Homiletische Bibliothek für Seelforger und Prediger
Author:
Imprint Date:
1789
Publishing Colophon:
St. Pölten, gedruckt bey Franz Xav. Lorenz, k. k. priv. Buchdrucker. 1789.
Binding:
Full tanned leather binding with gold tooled spine, blockprinted endpapers, and all red sprinkled textblock edges.
Paper:
Two-color blockprint: coordinated red and green blocks in alternating columns of hatched lines and trailing floral vines
Analysis:
Collector's Notes:
Block edges are visible on both front and back endpaper folios, along with what appears to be the edge of the printed sheet—either torn or deckled—along the tail edge of both folios.
Collection ID:
26.085
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