Translation now provided. Thank
you to Phil Wilson.
LEFT: Stahlstich = steel plate engraving (after the
process developed by Charles Heath)
LEFT: Aus d. Kunstanstalts d. Bibliogr Instituts in
Hildbgh = from the Art Foundation (or Division or Institute) of
the Bibliographic Institute, Hildburghausen (a town in Thuringia).
There seem to have been a series of books on Schools, the various
titles including 'German Schools', 'French Schools', 'Italian
Schools' and 'European Schools'. It was probably the last that the
RHS plate came from I suppose. RIGHT: Eigenthum d Verleger
= Property (i.e. Copyright) of the Publisher.
Verlag
= Publishing House or 'Press' |