Identification title(s): binding design for: louis couperus, majesty, 1893. Object type: drawing book binding (design) object number: rp-t-2015-41-1452. Inscriptions / marks: annotation, recto, handwritten: 'ready for 3 days, please fix immediately[. . ]' collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: book title and author's name contained in a decorative frame with stars, fleurs-de-lis and asters growing from the roots. Among swords that cross an orb of empire. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: richard nicolaüs roland holst. Date: in or before 1893. Physical characteristics: pen and brush in black ink with corrections in white body paint. Material: paper ink opaque paint. Technique: pen / brush. Dimensions: h 213 mm × w 153 mm. Subject: what: flowers ~ ornamentfleur-de-lis ~ ornamentorb (symbol of sovereignty; sphere with cross on top), hacking and thrusting weapons: sword. Credit line: donation from uitgeverij l. J. Peat. Acquisition: donation 1970. Date: in of voor 1893.
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