314 - Collection of Designs. – M. Gerlach (ed.). *Die Perle*. A rich collection of exemplary designs for jewelers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, and engravers. Parts One and Two in two volumes, Years I–IV (complete). Vienna, Gerlach & Schenk, (1880–83). Fol. 170 (of 171) woodcut plates = approx. 1,900 motifs. Old-style binding.

Collection of Designs. – M. Gerlach (ed.). *Die Perle*. A rich collection of exemplary designs for jewelers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, and engravers. Parts One and Two in two volumes, Years I–IV (complete). Vienna, Gerlach & Schenk, (1880–83). Fol. 170 (of 171) woodcut plates = approx. 1,900 motifs. Old-style binding. Not found in the reference collections of the Kunstbibliothek Berlin or the University of Eichstätt. – One of the rarest periodical reference works of its time, specializing in jewelry designs incorporating pearls. Part I features designs “strictly in the style,” while Part II presents “mostly original, imaginative patterns.” This collection of ideas sought to make an international impact with English and French editions of the title. Designers are occasionally named, sometimes with locations such as Paris and New York; numerous German design contributions by Anton Seder as well as by jewelry artists from Pforzheim and Hanau. – The missing plate (Austrian imperial crown) is included as a photocopy.