[Fragment from Luther's translation of the Psalms. Psalms 59-151].,

Title:

[Fragment from Luther's translation of the Psalms. Psalms 59-151].

Author:

Luther, Martin

Imprint Date:

Publishing Colophon:

Binding:

Quarter leather with blockprinted paper sides

Paper:

Three-color blockprinted and stenciled paper: blue keyblock with negative abstract floral and geometric designs, red and yellow stenciled fills

Analysis:

Collector's Notes:

This pattern is reproduced in the 1840s Alois Dessauer Aschaffenburg sample book in the same (folio 63, #122) and variant colorways (folio 61, #16, #33, #51; folio 63, #157). Whether this is an American or German imprint, the German source for this covering paper seems likely.

Institutional Call Number:

657320