Item Info

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

Dieses \ Reisebuch \ gehört \ Katharina Barba= \ ra März \ in \ Schlierbach.

Translation:

This travel book belongs to Katharina Barbara März in Schlierbach.

Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the upper center of the document. In the lower center is a basket with flowers and fish. In the upper right corner are two flowers, and in the upper left corner is a hand with a pointing finger. This bookplate is in the emigrant guide Neues vollständiges Hand= und Reisebuch für Auswanderer (Bayreuth, Germany: Verlag der Buchner’schen Buchhandlung, 1840).   (PA GER Bayreuth 1840 B788)

There are towns by the name of Schlierbach in Austria, France, and Germany. 

Associated Names: März, Katharina Barbara
Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on inscription on document
City/Town/Township:Schlierbach
State/Province:Unknown

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1840
Image Dimensions Width: 19 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-68
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener