Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 870
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Ringe recht \ wan gottes gnade, dich \ um ziehet und bekehrt, daß dein geist sich entlade, von der last die ihn \ Beschwert. Ringe, denn die Pfort ist enge, und der lebens= \ Weg ist schmal; hier bleibt alles im Gedränge, was nicht \ zielt zum Himmels Saal, Kämpfe biß aufs blut und Leben, \ Dring hinein in Gottes Reich: Will der Satan widerstreben \ werde weder mat noch weich. Ringe daß dein Eifer glühe, \ und die erste Liebe Du von der gantzen Welt abziehe; halbe \ Liebe hält nicht Stich. A a b c d e f ff g h i k l l m n \ o p q r s ss s t tt u v w x y z tz A B C D E F \ G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X \ Y Z tz Johannes Schopp Anno 1797

Translation:

Struggle hard when God’s mercy surrounds and converts you, that your spirit may empty itself from the burden that weighs on it. Struggle, for the gate is small and the path of life narrow. Here everything that does not aim for God’s hall remains in the crowd. Fight to the blood and life, push into God’s kingdom. if Satan wants to go against you do not become tired or soft. Struggle so that your eagerness may glow, and you pull away the first love from the entire world; half love never holds up. A a b c d e f ff g h i k l l m n o p q r s ss s t tt u v w x y z tz A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z tz Johannes Schopp, Anno 1797

Category: Writing Exercise (Vorschrift)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the center of the document. The first two lines are in particularly prominent letters. The first letter is decorated with various vines and flowers. The text is flanked by a variety of flowers within rectangular frames. The entire item is framed by a decorative border.

Associated Names: Schopp, Johannes
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

"Johannes Schopp Artist" in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2^nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 675-676.

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Lancaster]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1797
Image Dimensions Width: 19.3 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 562
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener