Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 802
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Diese BIBLIA Gehöret \ Johannes Gäbel, \ und Er ist Geboren im Jahr unsers \ Herrn Jesu Christi 1780 den 3^ten \ Monat Märtz. Und Heyrathete Dinstags \ den 28^ten Tag März 1815 Elisabeth \ Weberin, Sie ist geboren im Jahr 1778. \ den 28^ten Tag January, Diese beyden Ehe= \ Gatten zeugeten miteinander die hernach benahmten \ Kinder. 
Maria Gäbel ist gebohren im Jahr 1816. den 29^sten \ Tag März im Zeichen Widder. 
Henrich Gäbel ist geboren im Jahr 1817. den 11^ten \ Tag October, und starb den 22^sten Tag des \ instehenden October.
Johannes Gäbel ist geboren im Jahr 1818. den 29^sten \ Tag November, im Zeichen Schütz, und starb im Jahr 1819. \ den 2^ten Januari.

Translation:

This Bible belongs to Johannes Gäbel, and he was born in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ 1780, the 3^rd month March. And married Tuesday, the 28^th day of March 1815, Elisabeth Weberin. She was born in the year 1778, the 28^th day of January. These two married people conceived together the children named hereafter.
Maria Gäbel was born in the year 1816, the 29^th day of March, in the sign of Aries.
Henrich Gäbel was born in the year 1817, the 11^th of October, and died the 22^nd day of the same October.
Johannes Gäbel was born in the year 1818, the 29^th day of November, in the sign of Sagittarius, and died in the year 1819, the 2^nd of January.

Category: Bookplate and Family Record (Bücherzeichen und Familienregister)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur extends across the entire document. The first two lines are written in particularly decorative and prominent letters. In the lower center is a winged angel head, flanked by tulips. The entire document is enclosed in a decorative border. This bookplate is also a family record.

Associated Names: Weber, Elisabeth
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

“Abraham Brubaker” 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. 135-137.
 

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. 1830
Image Dimensions Width: 35.9 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 414
Creator Name: [Brubaker, Abraham (1760-1831)] - Decorator
[Brubaker, Abraham (1760-1831)] - Scrivener