Item Info

Language: German
Weiser Number: 872
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

o Jesu mein Licht, \ verstoß den armen \ Sünder \ nicht

Translation:

O Jesus, my light, do not cast out the poor sinner.

Category: Drawing
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. In the lower center of the document is a heart-shaped plant container, or vase. In it is a variety of flowers. The text in Fraktur is within the heart. The item is framed by a decorative border.  This drawing is part of a group of fraktur previously attributed to Johannes Schopp based on a Vorschrift inscribed with his name, but it is now thought that Schopp was more likely the recipient of the Vorschrift.  See FLP383, 562, and 618 for related examples.

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.

Henry S. Borneman, Pennsylvania German Illuminated Manuscripts (Norristown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1937), published as plate 36.

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 8 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 615
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener