Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 76
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

So wahr ich lebe, spricht der \ Herr Herr, ich hab kein gefallen \ am Tode des gottlosen, sondern \ daß sich der gottlose bekehre von \ seinem wesen und lebe; zu lesen im Ezekiel am 33 Cap: 11 vers,

Translation:

As I live, says the Lord Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked convert from his ways and live. To be read in Ezekiel 33:11.

Category: Religious Text
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the upper portion of the document. Below it is a bunch of various flowers, including tulips. The document is framed by a decorative border.

Associated Names: Gilbert, Conrad
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

"Johann Conrad Gilbert" 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. 1, pp. 309-311.

Frederick S. Weiser, "His Deeds Followed Him: The Fraktur of John Conrad Gilbert," in Der Reggeboge 16, no. 2 (1982): 33-45; published as fig. 2.

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1790
Image Dimensions Width: 17 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 619
Creator Name: [Gilbert, Johann Conrad (1734-1812)] - Decorator
[Gilbert, Johann Conrad (1734-1812)] - Scrivener