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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
De Gewroke Lucretia, of Romen in Vryheit
Author:
Imprint Date:
1669
Publishing Colophon:
t’Amsterdam; Gedruckt by Johannes van den Bergh, Boeck.verkooper; bezijden ’t Stadt.huys
Binding:
Block-printed paper wrapper over sewn textblock.
Paper:
Four color blockprint: blue stripes bounding stepped rows of a regularly spaced flame and dot pattern, in three slightly offset impressions in red, green, and yellow.
Collector's Notes:
Oldest textblock in the collection, but the wrapper may well be an 18th c. production.
Collection ID:
20.041
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