Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 544
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Ein kind=liches Hertz. \ Vernunft will alles klar ver= \ stehen; Sie stößt sich im= \ mer, weil sie blind; \ Willst du gerad und \ sicher gehen, So \ werde wie ein \ kleines \ Kind

Translation:

A child-like heart.
Reason wants to understand everything clearly. It always stumbles because it is blind. If you want to walk straight and securely, then become like a little child.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered; cutwork. The text in Fraktur is within a heart-shaped paper cut-out with a serrated edge. The text in Fraktur extends across the entire document. Leafy vines separate the title from the rest of the text. It is framed by a decorative striped border.

Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1818
Image Dimensions Width: 9 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 241
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener