Item Info

Language: German
Physical Description: 130 pages of music, 6 pp. blank.
Watermark: Watermark 1: Similar to "Brittania." Watermark 2: Pro Patria, NYC 1776, NYC 1783 (Gravell, Miller p. 5)
Category: Hymnal
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Binding: Blue-gray linen, rebacked. Raised bands.

Pages have been conserved.

Manuscript codex, hymn titles written in a careful Fraktur script. Decorated initial lettering. Watercolor images of flowers throughout in blue, yellow, green, and red.

N.B. See also FLP 1147.

Provenance: Borneman, Henry Stauffer, 1870-1955

Bibliography:

Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. A Catalogue of Foreign Watermarks Found on Paper Used in America: 1700-1835. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1983., p. 5 (no. 62).

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on hymns
Region/County:[Lancaster]
City/Town/Township:[Ephrata]
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1775
Image Dimensions Width: 21 cm
ShelfMark: FLP Borneman Ms. 2
Creator Name: Ephrata Cloister - Author