Die blaue Blume : manuscript, 1948-1949.

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Die blaue Blume : manuscript, 1948-1949.

Copy made by Gertrude Frenzel-Koehler of Gerhart Hauptmann's 115-stanza poem, or verse epic Die blaue Blume. The main body of the text is in black ink, and initials of paragraphs are in blue with decorative flourishes. The initial at the start of the text is more embellished than the others, inhabited by a design of a flower (blue petals with a red center) framed by leaves or a swirling pattern in blue, red, and yellow. The title page (f. 3r) is dated Hellerau, end of 1948 to the beginning of 1949. The manuscript comprises 4 numbered, folio-size gatherings that are paginated and enclosed within a contemporary paper folder.

1 item (34 leaves)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7795187

University of Pennsylvania Library

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Frenzel-Koehler, Gertrude

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Gertrude Frenzel-Koehler resided in the Hellerau district of Dresden, Germany. She was married to the architect and professor Arthur Frenzel (1899-1975), who was a co-director of the restoration of the Zwinger Palace in Dresden after the Second World War. Frenzel-Koehler produced the manuscripts in this collection for Ernst Jockers (1887-1963), professor of German at the University of Pennsylvania, with whom she corresponded at this time. She died no later than 1967. From the descrip...

Hauptmann, Gerhart, 1862-1946

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Margarete Hauptmann was the second wife of Gerhart Hauptmann; they married in 1904. Maxa Mück was a friend of Margarete Hauptmann's. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, ca. 1911-1952. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863425 Author. From the description of Letter of Gerhart Hauptmann, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450807 ...