Pennsylvania German Illuminated Manuscripts: A Classification of Fraktur-Schriften and An Inquiry into their History and Art
by Borneman, Henry S
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (Light sunning at spine; Light wear to cloth at corners; Light discoloration to paper inside covers and at endpapers)
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Norristown, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania German Society, 1937. Hardcover. VG- (Light sunning at spine; Light wear to cloth at corners; Light discoloration to paper inside covers and at endpapers). Light brown cloth over boards with gilt titling at spine and front cover; 58 pp. plus plates (approx. 120 pp. overall); 38 color plates. Volume 46 in the proceedings of the Pennsylvania German Society; Features wonderful color reproductions of Pennsylvania German Fraktur pieces, such as birth certificates, book plates, prayers, home blessings, and more; Extensive text; Oversized, approx. 14" x 10
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128440
- Title
- Pennsylvania German Illuminated Manuscripts: A Classification of Fraktur-Schriften and An Inquiry into their History and Art
- Author
- Borneman, Henry S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Light sunning at spine; Light wear to cloth at corners; Light discoloration to paper inside covers and at endpapers)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania German Society
- Place of Publication
- Norristown, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- American Decorative Arts ; Fraktur ; ;
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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