Identification title(s): design for a book cover for an edition of gustav mahler's symphony no. 8. Object type: print book cover (design) object number: rp-p-1935-1009. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: on the left the monogram of the society for the promotion of music on a lyre in a circle. On the right the city coat of arms of amsterdam amidst musical notes in a rectangle. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: annie ermeling (mentioned on object), printer: duwaer & van ginkel (mentioned on object), publisher: society for the promotion of music (mentioned on object). Dating: 1875 - 1932. Physical characteristics: lithography in green and orange. Material: paper technique: lithography (technique). Dimensions: sheet: h 225 mm × w 298 mm (a fold in the middle. ) subject: what: lyre, cithara, psalteryletter combinations such as letterword, anagram, letter square, monogram, etc. Coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc. ) (+ city; municipal). Who: gustav mahler. Credit line: bequest of mr f. G. Waller, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1935. Date: between 1875 and 1932.
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