[Pattern-book of bridles and bits]

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1600

Description:

Collection of approximately 45 drawings of bridles, curbs, and bits, mostly on recto, with no text.

Language:

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Provenance:

Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 26 June 1998, lot 441, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2021.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs272.html

Subject:

Animal culture -- Early works to 1800; Bridles -- Early works to 1800; Horsemanship -- Equipment and supplies -- Early works to 1800; Horsemanship -- Equipment and supplies; Bridles; Animal culture

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Drawings (visual works); Manuscripts, German; Manuscripts, European

Physical Description:

49 leaves : paper; 400 x 273 mm bound to 400 x 280 mm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Collation: Paper, 49; 1¹⁰ 2⁴(+1) 3-4¹² 5¹⁰.; Layout: Most pages ruled with 3 verticals and various horizontals, in lead.; Decoration: Approximately 45 line drawings in ink over lead, some with cross-hatching added in ink.; Watermarks: Lily with leaf on either side of stem; 2 crossed arrows with 6-pointed star; 5-step ladder with 6-pointed star; letter R.; Binding: Modern brown paper board; a few of the largest drawings slightly affected by trimming at bottom edge (f. 1-3).; Origin: Drawn in Germany (Sotheby's) in the 17th century.; Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize LJS 272

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)