Book - Thomann, J. N.: Annalen der klinischen Anstalt in dem Julius-Hospitale zu Würzburg für das Jahr 1801. Arnstadt, Rudolstadt, 1805

Library / Book Art Collection

Accession Nr.: 61.831.1
Date of production:
1800-1825
Place of production: Germany (presumably); Austria (presumably)
Materials: goatskin; wooden board
Techniques: gilded; leather binding
Dimensions:
height: 20,7 cm
width: 12,7 cm
thickness: 4,5 cm
weight: 1024 g
The surface of the plate is gold-veined on a black background it is framed by gold lines. There is a rosette in each corner. The middle shows a scene, painted in red, in a gilt oval wreath: Hercules fighting the hydra. The scene is marked: [...] Viertein (?). The back plate of similar decoration depicts an oval field with a kneeling bearded man, with the figure of Fortune behind him. The saddle is divided into two small fields at the top and a broader one at the bottom, all painted with red volutes and tendrils, enriched with a gold- veined background. The second field shows the gilt title: Thomanns/Annalen. The French-style, blue endpapers are framed with gilt leather, with a leather slot and a gilt etching. The headband is sewn with blue and gold threads.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 2.43. (Lovay Zsuzsanna)
  • katalógust írta: Rozsondai Marianne, Szirmai János: Művészi könyvkötések régen és ma. Kiállítás elmúlt korok kötéseiből és Szirmai János (Hollandia) modern alkotásaiból. Országos Széchényi Könyvtár, 1986. - Nr. 93.