Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 189
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Schreibkunst
Schreibkunst

Mary Ann
Mary Ann
 

Translation:

Art of writing
Art of writing

Mary Ann
Mary Ann
 

Category: Writing Exercise Booklet (Vorschriften Büchlein)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

N.B. See also FLP Borneman Ms. 146. 

Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The fraktur extends over two pages. On each page are two lines of Fraktur that are surrounded by flowers, including tulips. This leaf is in a copybook that includes writing exercises, including alphabets and names. A notation inside the front cover states: Christian B. Hartman, Teacher, 1846. Catharine L Landis Made this copy book 1850. For additional leaves form the book, see FLP 187 and FLP 188.

Associated Names: Landis, Catharina
Bibliography:

"Catharina L. Landis" in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2nd ed., vol. 2, p. 494.
 

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1850
Image Dimensions Width: 16 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1154
Creator Name: Catharine L. Landis (active c. 1846-1850) - Decorator
Catharine L. Landis (active c. 1846-1850) - Scrivener