| 2. | ![[Bookplate for Erich Falfenroth and Michael B. Kunze by F. Nickel]](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/bookplate&CISOPTR=347 "[Bookplate for Erich Falfenroth and Michael B. Kunze by F. Nickel]") | [Bookplate for Erich Falfenroth and Michael B. Kunze by F. Nickel] | In brown ink, a sun radiates light over the background of the image from the top left corner. Included in the background is a crescent moon in the top right corner, an hourglass, in the lower left corner, and a compass in the lower right corner. In the foreground is a chaplet encircling a coat of arms. Atop the helm is a bird, possibly a falcon. The helm itself is front facing and grated (no significance in German heraldry). From either side of the helmet flow elaborate sprawls of mantling which curl down to the sides of the escucheon. The escucheon, in gules, (red) represented by lines drawn from chief to the base, is bordered in or (gold). Centered in the shield is a heavily bound book, with what appear to be latches to prevent unworthy eyes from reading its contents. From the top and bottom of the book flow a place marking ribbon. |
