Drawing book used by Cécile before her marriage and during her and F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's honeymoon journey
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 6
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Drawing book used by Cécile before her marriage and during her and F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's honeymoon journey
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 6
Summary
Initials 'C.J.' and 'C.Jd.' are on fols. 7-9. An unfinished drawing [of Heidelberg] is on fol. 15. On fol. 25 are four small drawings, 'Speyer', 'Dryfels' [= Trifels] 'Kloster Limburg' [nr. Dürkheim] and 'Anweiler'. Fols. 11-12 and 26-29 were loose sheets kept in the book: fols. 11-12 are drawings at Speyer [by Cécile?] from which Felix copied figs. b and c in the diary (MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn e. 6, fol. 3). Fols. 26-29 are sketches by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: fol. 26 was reproduced in figs. o and p of the diary, fols. 12av and 12bv. Fol. 27 is of Todtenau in the Schwarzwald, the basis of the illustration in Felix's letter to Eduard Devrient of 3 May 1837. Fol. 29 is the sketch from which he made his watercolour in Cécile's 1836 album, 'In Schweizerthai bei St. Goar 3 Aug. 1837.' (MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 21, fol. 130).
Date
1837
Language
German
Physical facet
Binding: quarter red morocco with gold tooling and marbled paper on boards. Fron cover: 'Cecile', in gold on red morocco panel. i + 30 leaves, interleaved with tissue paper which is not foliated. Watermark 'J.MR.'; loose leaves 26-29 'J. Whatman'.
Physical extent
31 Leaves
Custodial history
Bequeathed by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's granddaughter Miss M. D. M. Benecke to Miss M. E. Andrews.
Acquisition
Given by Miss Andrews through Miss Margaret Deneke, 1962.
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Collection contents
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection
Portraits and drawings
Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy's drawings, etc.
Drawing book used by Cécile before her marriage and during her and F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's honeymoon journey
