Item Info

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

Solt ich \ nun auf Men= \ schen bauen \ Nein! auf Je= \ sum will ich \ trauen.

Translation:

Should I now build on men? No, I shall trust in Jesus.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur within an oval is in the center of the document. In the corners are circles with similar portraits of an unidentified person. The area around the circles is decorated with various flowers, including tulips. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This leaf is inserted (unattached) in the Mennonite hymnal Die kleine geistliche Harfe (Germantaun: Michael Billmeyer, 1820).   (PA GER Germantown 1820 K673)   The name Jb. B. Wampole in Roman script is on the reverse of the leaf.  

The bookplate likely predates the book.  Attributed to Johannes Mayer based on comparison of the handwriting as well as related decoration and composition of the central text within a red oval frame (see Amsler, p. 202).   Mayer's fraktur is notable for its unusual subjects and motifs, including some with portraits of Frederick the Great, crowns, and crosses. 

Associated Names: Wampole, Jb. B.
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

Bibliography:

Cory M. Amsler, ed., Bucks County Fraktur (Kutztown, Pa.: Pennsylvania German Society, 1999), pp. 198-203.

Creation Place County: Creation Place Note:Based on artist's location
Region/County:[Bucks]
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 14.4 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-110
Creator Name: [Johannes Mayer (active c. 1769-1812)] - Decorator
[Johannes Mayer (active c. 1769-1812)] - Scrivener