Animals in Ornament Part 1
Item ID
NUAAR00011
Publication type
Other
Author(s)
G. Sturm
Publisher
M. Rommel & Co, Stuttgart. Hodder Brothers, London.
Year published
1895
Binding type
Paperback
Description
Illustrated cover page. Two single-sided pages of front matter. Five single-sided pages of greyscale collotype illustrative plates. Greyscale cover illustration includes an owl, two cardinal birds, and two eels, with a background of a floral-like pattern rendered using small horizontal lines. The text on the cover reads, left to right, top to bottom: "Plates 1-5 Price 5 shillings Part 1 / ANIMALS / IN / ORNAMENT / BY / G.STURM / LONDON / HODDER Brothers / 18 New Bridge Street. / E.C. / Printed by E. Hochdanz, Stuttgart". First page of front matter reads: ANIMALS / IN / ORNAMENT. / BY / G. STURM. / 30 PLATES / WITH INTRODUCTION. / LONDON: / HODDER BROTHERS / 18, New Bridge Street, E.C. / 1895.". Second page of front matter is an introduction written by the publishers in 1894 outlining the contents of "Animals in Ornament" and the reason for production. The following five plates are numbered in the top right corner, and information of production which reads: "Animals in Ornament by G Sturm. Printed by M. Rommel & Co, Stuttgart. Hodder Brothers, London." along the bottom edge depending on orientation. Red stamp on bottom centre reverse of cover reads: "HIBBERT BROS. / PICTURE FRAME MAKERS / ART MATERIAL DEALERS / NORFOLK ART GALLERIES / 117, NORFOLK ST. / SHEFFIELD"
Height (mm)
502
Width (mm)
350