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Exilium Melancholiae oder weltliches Gesangbuch

Publisher Braun & Schneider German
Printer J. P. Himmer German
ca. 1840
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Exilium Melancholiae oder weltliches Gesangbuch
  • Artist: Moritz von Schwind (Austrian, Vienna 1804–1871 Munich)
  • Publisher: Braun & Schneider (Munich)
  • Printer: J. P. Himmer (German)
  • Date: ca. 1840
  • Medium: Wood engravings
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 13/16 in. (18 x 12 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.20.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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