"Hymnal"
A hymnal with silver clasps from Strasbourg, entitled "Neues Gesangbuch halte Neue mit aller Fleib gesammelte geistliche und liebliche Lieder" printed in Strasbourg by Johann Steinemann around 1770. The binding in black shagreen is adorned with two clasps decorated with interlacing openwork, engraved and chiseled acanthus leaves. Handwritten inscription on the third page: »Das Buch gehört Maria Elisabeth Hetzelin in Romasweiler 1774″.
Period: circa 1770
Hallmarks:
- Recognition: number 13 fleurdelisé
- Strasbourg 1752-1790.
– Master: letters “IPK” in a rectangle – Johann Philipp Kraemer, received in 1745.
Dimensions:
Height: 17 cm
Width: 3 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Condition: good.