Patterns for bookbinding stamps
Print
1697 (made)
1697 (made)
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This series of etched patterns, created by Johann Georg Schwertfeger in the seventeenth century, was intended for bookbinders’ use. The designs are for the stamps used by bookbinders to decorate leather bindings. This print is arranged so that it resembles a page from an encyclopaedia of ornament, with each design carrying an identification number. The patterns range from simple geometric designs to birds to Christ on a crucifix.
Object details
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| Title | Patterns for bookbinding stamps (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | One of 13 pages of patterns for bookbinding stamps; etching by Johann Georg Schwertfeger, German, 1697 |
| Physical description | An engraved print showing a range of designs, such as flowers and birds, numbered from 1 to 78 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Ordnung der Schnidftempffel |
| Production | From the set Nutzliches Stempffelbuch ("useful book of stamps") |
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| Summary | This series of etched patterns, created by Johann Georg Schwertfeger in the seventeenth century, was intended for bookbinders’ use. The designs are for the stamps used by bookbinders to decorate leather bindings. This print is arranged so that it resembles a page from an encyclopaedia of ornament, with each design carrying an identification number. The patterns range from simple geometric designs to birds to Christ on a crucifix. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.359-1911 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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