Item Info

Creation Date: 1/22/1819
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 714
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Das Neue Testament \ Gehöret Mir \ Sofia Kochin \geschrieben den 22ten \ Jenner \ 1819
Lerne wie du kanst allein ein \ Ein rechter Jünger Christi seyn \ Christus ist das höchste guth und fürt \ uns ja zum leben Rockhill Townschip \ Bucks County Pennsilvania
 

Translation:

The New Testament belongs to me, Sofia Kochin. Written on the 22nd of January 1819.
Learn how you alone can be a true disciple of Christ. Christ is the highest good and leads us indeed to life. Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
 

Category: Bookplate (Bücherzeichen)
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Fraktur within a heart is in the center of the document. The remaining text in German script is below it, and three stems of flowers are above it. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in Das Neue Testament unsers Herrn und Heilandes (Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer, 1795).  (PA GER Germantown 1795 B471)

Associated Names: Koch, Sofia
Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999).

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on inscription on document
Region/County:Bucks
City/Town/Township:Rockhill Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Image Dimensions Width: 16.4 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-58
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener