Lot’s Morning (Der Morgen des Loth)
Fraktur
Item Info
Language: German
Weiser Number: 224
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:
Der Morgen des Loths Früh \ Auf Loth \ die Schatten \ sind vergangen, der Morgenröthe Glanz \ bricht an! Auf eh der Sonnenstralen prangen, noch Sodoms=Flur erleuchten kan, \ ermuntre dich aus deinem Schlafe, auf! Höre hier des Höchsten Wort: Den Au= \ genblick verdirbt die Strafe, des höchsten diesen Sündenort. Amen. AD 1830 \ Johannes Gundrum und Margaretha \ seine Ehefrau.
Translation:
Lot’s morning
Up early, Lot, the shadows have passed, the splendor of dawn is broaching! Up, before the sun rays can light up the earth of Sodom, arouse yourself from your sleep, up! Hear here the word of the Almighty: this moment the punishment of the Almighty will ruin the place of sin. Amen. A. D. 1830. Johannes Gundrum and Margaretha, his wife.
Category: Religious Text
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text extends over the entire document, beginning with two lines of large polychrome Fraktur letters then becoming smaller black letters. Green vines with small pink flowers fill the spaces between the lines and wrap around portions of the text.
Associated Names: Gundrum, Margaretha
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
“Heinrich Engelhard” 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), 2nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 239-241.
Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on genealogical research
Region/County:[Lebanon]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1830
Image Dimensions Width: 39 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 75
Creator Name: [Heinrich Engelhard (active c. 1819-1836)] - Decorator
[Heinrich Engelhard (active c. 1819-1836)] - Scrivener
Lot’s Morning (Der Morgen des Loth)