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Publisher Peter Quentel German
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Published by Peter Guentel, Cologne.
The only recorded copy (incomplete) of Peter Guentel's second edition of this model book. Illustrated title page and 31 pages of designs.
The first edition of this second book of Peter Guentel appeared in 1529 according to Lotz who records 2 complete copies- 24 leaves, sigs. a - f 4. Althought incomplete, this is the only recorded copy of the second edition. A number of the patterns are copied fom the second edition of Schonsperger's first book (Lotz 1 b) after Schonsperger had abandoned printing on only one half of the page. Several more were adaptations of patterns in Schonspereger's last book (Lotz 5) drawn by Anton Woensam von Worns according to Lotz as are also the scrolling leaves and flowers and renaissance ornament on the verso of the title, leaves 2 - 5. Among the missing leaves are 3 pp. of alphabet, based on Schonsperger's and the arms of Cologne attr. to von Worms which are in the 1544 Guentel in MMA (22.84.1). 16 leaves (should be 24), Sigs: (a)-d 4. The Paris ed. B.A. copy: a 3 - b -f 4 Lesoufache 318. This is undoubtedly the Berg copy sold at auction Feb. 1922, the dealers writing in the front is taken from the Berg cat. description. Book catalogue page describing this volume in German loose in back (prior to 1924?), tyepwritten carbon copy of notes concerning this volume tipped in at front of book. Bound in blind stamped brown leather, spine stamped and gilded. Additional notes on pattern sources in graphite on back flyleaf verso.
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