The Olga Hirsch collection of decorated papers, bequeathed in 1968, comprises over 3,500 sheets of paper and around 130 books in paper wrappers or with decorated end-leaves.
BOX 33 (J2961-J2967) Penguin Books with Decorated Paper Covers (1950-60)
(Numbering out of sequence)
- J2869a Penguin scores 12
- J2961 Penguin scores 10
- J2962 Penguin scores 13
- J2963 Penguin scores 15
- J2964 Penguin scores 11
- J2965 Penguin poets; Robert Frost
- J2966 Penguin poets; Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- J2967 Penguin poets; The Metaphysical Poets, cover pattern designed by Elisabeth Friedlander
FOLDER 34 (J2968-J2980) Gebr. Klingspor, Offenbach a/M
- J2968-J2976 Buchdruch. Gebrüder Klingspor. Offenbach a/ Main
- J2977-J2980 Gebrüder Klingspor. Offenbach a/ Main. Various techniques. Appear to be block prints
FOLDER 35 (J2981-J2994) Buchdruck, U.A. Book and Similar Prints
- Small handwritten note in German by Dag-Ernst Petersen, 1966
- Loose sheet unnumbered: black tool design on silver background
- J2981-J2992 Titled; Schrift und Druckwerstatt Haus Fürsteneck Frankfurt am Main. 3 sheets
- J2992a/1-11 Jan Duken München. Offset Drucke & Linoleumschnitte, 1959. With typed letter from Duken
- J2992a/1-9 Offset Druck serie "Ponte"
- J2992a/10-32 Offset Druck serie "Serva"
- J2992a/33 Serie "Ponte"
- J2992a/34-111 Linoleumschnitte serie "Jaduk"
- J2993-J2994 Buchdruck
- J2993
- J2993a Wiener Werkstätten, 1910
- J2994
FOLDER 36 (J2995-J3001) Schablonen Technik Stencilled Paper
- J2995-J2999 Erich Büttner, Berlin. Schablonen
- J3000 Schablonen. Wischpapier
- J3000a-J3000l Annemarie Irmler [?] about 1920. She is mentioned re stencilled papers in "Buntpapier" by Albert Hämmerle, Olga Hirsch on page 171. These are "gewischte" Schablonenpapiere, the colour has been wiped over the stencil
- J3000l(2) Handdruikpapier. Martin Jaegle. Ascona Schweiz
BOX 37 (J3001-J3109) Roller Prints: Monochrone, Gaufrage
- J3001-J3005 Roller prints in gold and silver
- J3006-J3076 Single colours
- J3077-J3101 Roller prints
- J3102-J3103 Roller prints early specimens
- J3104-J3109 Roller prints later specimens
BOX 38 (J3110-J3124) Roller Prints with Blockprint & Lithography
- J3110-J3124 Roller prints with multicoloured blockprints
- J3125-J3129 Roller prints with cloudy patterns
- J3130-J3144 Roller prints on shaded ground
- J3145-J3147 Roller prints with blockprints on lithography on moiré ground
- J3148-J3152 Roller prints with lithography some on moiré ground
- J3153-J3162 Lithography embossed with roller
- J3163-J3174 Roller prints with blockprints or lithography
- J3175-J3211 Roller prints with lithography
- J3212-J3213 Roller prints, various
- J3213a Printed from a lead plate, German c1890
- J3213b
BOX 39 (J3214-J3296) Book Wrappers, Book Jackets: Various Techniques (18th to 20th centuries)
- J3214-J3226 Book jackets, lithography, some with text, 1840-1855
- J3241-J3243 Mainly book jackets from the Leipzig Music House 'Edition Peters’, lithography
- J3227-J3230 Stamped paper, woodblock wrappers, blue silk wrapper 18th-20th centuries
- J3228a 18th c woodblock print
- J3231 Wrapper, lithography using copper plate, beginning of 19th century
- J3232-J3240 Book jackets mainly from school books, lithography, 1870-1890
- J3244-J3248 End-papers, lithography & lino cuts by Charles von Wahl, (teacher at Debschitz-Schule) 1903-1905, most signed
- J3249-J3256 Wrappers, lithography by Professor Vincenz Cissay of the art school, Frankfurt am Main
- J3257-J3260 Lithography
- J3259-60 Signed by Rolf V. Hoerschelmann, 1927
- J3261-J3265 Wrapper, blockprinted, c1800
- J3266 Wrapper, engraved
- J3267-J3270 Paper, stamped in gold, silver and black, 17th-19th centuries
- J3271-J3282 Wrappers, lithography, 19th century
- J3283-J3288 Wrappers , woodblock prints on shaded background,19th century
- J3289 Lithography, end 19th century
- J3290-J2094 Wrappers, lithography by Professor W Cissarz of the art school, Frankfurt am Main, early 20th century
- J3294a Blue cloth board blocked in gold and red
- J3294b Gold-tooled brown calf cover `
BOX 40 (J3295-J3405) Bookwrappers: Rococco (approx 1850)
- J3295-J3338 Bookwrappers mainly embossed gilt
- J3339-J3346 Gold on white
- J3347-J3352 Gold and blue
- J3353-J3355 Gold and green
- J3356-J3363 Gold and mauve or pink
- J3364-J3404 Gold and multicoloured
- J3405 Gold border (animal silhouettes)
BOX 41 (J3406 -J3477) Blockprints: Japan & China
- J3406-J3409c Japanese blockprints, floral & foliage, 18c-20c
- J3407 Edo period, approved design with official stamp
- J3410-J3416 Japan, monchrome, 1870/1880
- J3417-J3426 Blockprints, patterned
- J3427-J3457a Blockprints (all Japanese according to Hans Schmoller)
- J3431 ?Not there
- J3458 Blockprint on tissue
- J3459-J3477 Blockprints from China on very thin paper
BOX 42 (J3478 -J3488) Blockprints: Japan & China: Crepe, Oil and Creased Papers
- J3478-J3488 Blockprints on creased paper
- J3489-J3493 Monochrome creased whilst still wet
- J3494-J3498 Blockprints on crêpe paper
- J3499-J3500 Wrinkled paper with blockprints
- J3501-J3510 Chinese blockprints crêpe, & oiled. Bought in 1930 from Berlin art dealers Wagner
- J3511-J3516 Chinese blockprints, gold or silver ground
- J3517 Chinese embossed paper made with silver leaf, 18c
- J3518-J3519 Modern industrial blockprints
