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[Lyrisches Intermezzo -- Im wunderschönen Monat Mai...], 1920

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Content Description

From the Collection:

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

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

24 leaves : illustration ; 14 cm

General

Author

Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856.

Contributor

Henders Grunewald, Stefanie, active 1920, former owner.

Wendland, Hilde, artist calligrapher.

Subject

German poetry -- 19th century

Manuscripts

Bookplates (Provenance) -- United States -- 20th century

Description

Title provided by the cataloger based on the first line of the poem.

"Dieses Werk wurde von Hilde Wendland für Frau Stefanie Henders-Grunewald mit der Hand in einem Exemplar geschrieben 1920"--title page verso.

With a hand-colored frontispiece.

Poem in manuscript.

Includes a bookplate of Stefanie Henders on the front flyleaf.

Bound in decorated paper wrapper.

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States