Faust : eine Tragödie : 1. Teil : manuscript, 1948-1949.

Format:

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.

Contributor:

Frenzel-Koehler, Gertrude.

Standardized Title:

Faust. 1. Theil

Language:

German

Physical Description:

1 item (174 leaves)

Contained In:

Frenzel-Koehler collection of decorated manuscripts. Item 4

Place of Publication:

1948-1949.

Language Note:

In German.

Summary:

Copy made by Gertrude Frenzel-Koehler of Goethe's Faust, Part I, in a calligraphic hand. Most of the body of the text is in black ink; initials of speeches are in red, blue, brown (or gold), or green ink, or in combinations of 2 colors, or 2 shades of the same color. Many of the initials are adorned with thread-like strokes, or slightly more elaborate flourishes; in several instances, the initial is decorated with a pattern resembling the tendrils of a plant (p. 189, 225, 315). The various colors are also sometimes used for headings, characters' names or stage directions; or for certain passages, most notably, brown for the dedication, and blue for the speeches of the Lord and the angels in the prologue in heaven. The style of lettering varies according to the context. The title page (f. 1r) is dated Hellerau, 1948/49. The manuscript comprises a series of 22 numbered folio-size gatherings, continuously paginated, and enclosed within an additional bifolium that bears the title page on the front.

OCLC:

612357230