Groninger Gedenkwaardig Heden - Teksten, Wapens en Huismerken van 1298 - 1814
Van Gorcum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1977. ISBN 9023215001. Hardback with dustwrapper in very good condition with 1079 pages. Blue cloth hardback in near new condition with just a little browning on the top page edges and a little shelf grubbiness on the bottom page edging. Binding is tight strong and internal pages are very clean and tidy with one tidy previous owners inscription on the front free endpaper. Dustwrapper is a little browned and sun faded on spine with many small repaired chips and tears on edges but overall in good condition and wrapped in plastic for protection. Text is in Dutch with some Hebrew.
A survey of all historical inscriptions from the town of Groninger from 1298 - 1814 including engravings from tombstones (including the Jewish quarter with Hebrew text), runes, and births deaths and marriages.
From the blurb: Teksten, familiewapens, huismerken en voorstellingen van allerlei aard op en in oude bouwwerken spreken bij velen sterk tot de verbeelding. Men zou deze uitingen kunnen beschouwen als mededelingen komend uit het verleden.