Historical information

This book was owned and used by Professor Ferdinand M. Krause of the Ballarat School of Mines.

Significance

Ferdinand Krause was a renowned teacher at the Ballarat School of Mines. He also produced many important Geological Maps. This book has seven reports that Krause had bound together for his own use.

Physical description

Half black leather bound book with hand marbled paper cover. Marbling on cover is grey, maroon and darker grey with gold bands on black leather spine. The book contains 7 papers on various subjects associated with ores.
The book includes:
1. Auriferous, Leads, & Silver Ores at Upper Hungary - G.H.F. Ulrich, 1868
2. Nuggetty Reef, Maldon, Victoria - G.H.F. Ulrich, 1866
3. Internal Communication - Lieut. Amsinck, 1856
4. Roads for Victoria - William Macredie, 1856
5. Mining & Mineral Statistics of Victoria - Robert Brough Smyth, 1866
6. Physical Geography & Geology of Victoria - R.C. Selwyn, 1866
7. Mineralogy of Victoria - G.H.F. Ulrich, 1866

Inscriptions & markings

Leather component is black with gold bands on spine with "Silver Ores etc" written on spine. 'G" on square cream paper at top of spine; "2" on square cream paper on middle of spine; and "3" on square cream paper on bottom of spine.
Inside front cover on red paper rectangle near spine "bound by W. PAUL 17 Lydiard St BALLARAT"
"Ferdinand M Krause C E" handwritten in black ink on title page of first paper (right hand side)