Item Info

Creation Date: 1/6/1814
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Language: German
Weiser Number: 746
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Neue \ Testament Gehöret mir \ Sara Scholl \ Denn wie ich Jesum \ Suche lern Ich in \ Diesem buche
Geschrieben d. 6 Jenner \ Im Jahr Unsers Herrn und \ Heylandes Jesu Christi \ Anno Dumne \ 1814
 

Translation:

This New Testament belongs to me, Sara Scholl. For how I search for Jesus I learn in this book.
Written the 6th of January in the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Anno Domini 1814.
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Fraktur is in the center of the document. Below it is a heart with additional text in German script. The text is surrounded by leafy vines of flowers. This bookplate is in Das Neue Testament (Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer, 1810).   (PA GER Germantown 1810 B471b)

Associated Names: Scholl, Sara
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

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

Image Dimensions Width: 16.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-100
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener