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The Denig Manuscript Project: Art Making in the Early American Borderlands
The Denig Manuscript Project: Art Making in the Early American Borderlands
Early in 2020, Winterthur received the gift of an extraordinary leather-bound manuscript made in the 1780s by Ludwig Denig (1755-1830), a shoemaker and apothecary who live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Denig illuminated manuscript combines intricate ink and watercolor drawings, personal and devotional text, and sheet music hymns, forming a compelling record of art and life …
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