illustrated book;
print
- Museum number
- 1972,U.138
- Description
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Georg Rollenhagen, "Sinnreicher Froschmäuseler, vorstellend Der Frösche und Maüse wunderbahre hoffhaltung, Der fröhlichen zur Weißheit und Regimenten erzogenen Jugend zur anmuthigen und nützlichen Lehre, aus den alten Poeten und Reim-Dichtern, wie auch in sonderheit aus der Natur-Kündiger Bericht, von vieler zahmen und wilden Thiere Natur und Eigenschafft" (Frankfurt and Leipzig) 1730; containing 13 woodcuts illustrating fables and tales of mice and frogs. Bound with letterpress titlepage and text with decorative blocks in leather boards.
Woodcuts
- Production date
- 1730
- Dimensions
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Height: 170 millimetres
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Height: 59 millimetres
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Width: 97 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
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Width: 78 millimetres (approx. size of each woodcut)
- Curator's comments
- Authorship is wrongly ascribed in the preface to Gabriel Rollenhagen.
As the title explains, the book was intended for the instruction of children.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Sinnreicher Froschmäuseler
- Acquisition date
- 1867 (1867-7-29)
- Acquisition notes
- Inner cover board has the label of "J. D. Hass, Foreign Library, 11, Berners-street, Oxford-street"
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1972,U.138
