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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Christliche Morgen- und Abend- Gebetter, auf alle Tage in der Wochen
Author:
Habermann, D. Johann
Imprint Date:
1820
Publishing Colophon:
Reutlingen, gedrukt mit Fischerisch en Schriften 1820.
Binding:
Full blockprinted paper over boards. Printed waste pastedowns.
Paper:
Three-color blockprint: checkboard-oriented purple squares with yellow circles, green tree designs
Collector's Notes:
Such checkerboard-based patterns are much too common to be attributable on resemblance alone, but a similar base pattern (black checkerboard with negative circles) is reproduced in the Victoria and Albert Colour Book: Decorative Endpapers, plate #12.
Collection ID:
24.080
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