Creator
Johann Mayer.
Title
Neu aufgelegtes Memmingisches Gesangbuch.
Coverage
Memmingen:
Publisher
Johann Mayer,
Date
1771.
Description
The striking Dutch gilt endpapers in this Bavarian hymnal are sometimes referred to as “Dutch flowered papers.” Despite their name, these luxury, decorative papers were made in Germany and Italy; they were frequently imported into France and England through Holland, however, hence the term. Dutch gilt paper, which began to be made around 1700, emulated the rich brocade textiles of the time. They were only occasionally used as endpapers; more often, they were used as paper bindings for pamphlets, chapbooks, and works of music.
Source
From the collection of Rare Book School