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| Title: | Klebs, Friedrich, Zürcherische Seidenwebschule : II Curs : Composition & Décomposition |
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| Dates: | 1889-1890 |
| Manuscript Number: | Crerar Ms 220 |
| Size: | 0.25 linear feet (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Loose-leaved pattern book in Swiss-German on the design and production of silk fabric. Illustrated with pen & ink, gouache, and watercolor drawings of loom parts, and fabric designs, variously designed by Klebs. Includes "Einleitung": hand-drawn colored charts of jacquard weaves, with manuscript explanations; and "Décomposition": 34 samples of silk fabric, accompanied by enlarged detail drawings of the pattern design, with manuscript explanation. |
The manuscript is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Klebs, Friedrich, Zürcherische Seidenwebschule : I Curs : Composition & Décomposition, Crerar Ms 220, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Holograph pattern book in Swiss-German (with printed title page), on the design and production of silk fabric. Illustrated with pen & ink, gouache, and watercolor drawings of loom parts, and fabric designs, variously sized, by Klebs. I) "Einleitung": hand-drawn, colored charts of jacquard weaves, with holograph explanation in German; II) "D‚composition": 34 samples of silk fabric, accompanied by enlarged detail drawings of the pattern design, with holograph explanation in German. Divided into: "Liser‚s," "Lanc‚s," "Broches," "Mexicaines," "Damasses," "Lampas," "Matelasses," "Velours," and "Gazes." Gift of Gustave Schirmer.
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Crerar Ms 220 |