Von den drei Schwestern mit den gläsernen Herzen, 1920
Content Description
Four manuscript books in German, created by Hilde Wendland for Stefanie Henders-Grunewald in 1920. Wendland hand-copied text from known poetry and fairy tales and hand-colored accompanying illustrations to create these manuscripts. Also included are two memorial works regarding brothers, Jacob Plaut and Moritz Plaut, two German-Jewish bankers.
Dates
- Creation: 1920
Creator
- From the Collection: Wendland, Hilde (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.44 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: German
Physical Description
152 leaves : illustration ; 20 cm
General
Author
Volkmann, Richard von, 1830-1889.
Contributor
Henders-Grunewald, Stefanie, active 1920, former owner.
Wendland, Hilde, artist calligrapher.
Subject
Fairy tales -- Germany -- 19th century
German poetry -- Middle High German, 1050-1500
Manuscripts
Leather bindings (Binding -- Germany -- 20th century
Tooled doublures (Binding -- Germany -- 20th century
Bookplates (Provenance) -- United States -- 20th century
Description
"Dieses Werk wurde von Hilde Wendland für Frau Stefanie Henders-Grunerwald mit der Hand in einem Exemplar geschrieben 1920"--leaf preceding title page
With a hand-colored illustrations and initials.
Fairy tale in manuscript.
Includes a bookplate of Stefanie Henders on the front flyleaf.
Bound in brown leather stamped in gold, title stamped in gold on spine, with gold doublures in front and back boards.
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu