Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 747
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; ink
Transcription:

David Jyst \ sein Gesangbuch im iahr \ 1825 \ dieses büchlei \ n \ ist mir lieb, und wer \ mirs nimt, der ist ein \ dieb, und wer, mirs \ widre bringt, der ist \ Gottes \ kind \ 1825 \ 1825

Translation:

David Jyst’s hymnal in the year 1825. This little book is dear to me, and who takes it is a thief, and who brings it back to me is a child of God. 1825. 1825.
 

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

Hand-drawn; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur extends across the entire document. In the lower center is a heart with flowers. The entire item is framed by a decorative border. This bookplate is in the hymnal Das neue und verbesserte Gesang=Buch (Philadelphia,Pa.: Steiner und Kämmerer, 1797).  (PA GER Philadelphia 1797 N393)

Associated Names: Jyst, David
Provenance: Henry S. Borneman

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

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1825
Image Dimensions Width: 16.4 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-149
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener