Sketchbook of monuments

Collection Data

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1573
Place: Mainz or Augsburg?, Germany
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. MS. 109
Topics
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Germany
Illumination of books and manuscripts
Drawing, German
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- New York (State) -- New York
Architecture
Architectural drawing
Manuscripts -- Germany -- 16th century
Illuminated initials (layout features)
Blind tooled bindings -- Germany -- 16th century
Leather bindings (Binding) -- Germany -- 16th century
Genres
Manuscripts
illuminated manuscripts
Initials
bindings (gathered matter components)
Notebooks
Sketchbooks
Architectural drawings
Drawings
Designs and plans
Notes
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Spencer Collection. Dictionary catalog and shelf list, vol. II, p. 905.
Content: Although drawings are quite complete, is has been suggested that it is a sketchbook, or (less likely) the book an architect might show to customers choosing a monument. Text in German on f. 56v.
Content: Layout: Pen drawings on almost every page, often showing only the left or right half of a given monument, next to the opposite half of another monument. Text appears as labels or inscriptions on these drawings, or as notes.
Content: Decoration: Pen drawings of altars, monuments, statues etc. (essentially tomb architecture; most contain human and animal figures. Pen drawings.
Content: Scribe: Probably 2 scribes, second hand on ff. 55, 56 Dated by scribe, 1573.
Content: Script: Capitals (inscriptions); cursive (notes and dates).
Content: Many of the drawings are dated 1573. Latin.
Preferred citation: NYPL. Spencer Collection MS. 109
Language: In Latin and German.
Physical Description
Extent: 75 leaves, bound :paper, ink, manuscript, illuminations ; 334 x 215 mm
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1346432323
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22873109
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c1b22600-bae1-013b-e6aa-0242ac110002
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