Item Info

Scripts/Text: Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 355
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Transcription:

Dieses Gesangbuch \ gehöret \ Georg Albrecht \ Schefferstat Heidelberg Taunschip \ Dauphin Caunty \ Pennsylvanien \ 1800

Translation:

This hymnal belongs to Georg Albrecht, Schaefferstown, Heidelberg Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1800.

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

Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur is in the center of the document. It is surrounded by a wreath with a bow at the top. This bookplate is in the Lutheran hymnal Neu vermehrtes nunmehro allervollständigstes evangelisches Gesang=Buch (n.p., n.d.).  (PA GER Germany 178-? M329)

Associated Names: Münch, Karl E.
Bibliography:

"Karl Münch"  in Russell D. and Corinne P. Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners (East Berlin, Pa.: Russell D. Earnest Associates, 1997), 2^nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 566-568.

Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on inscription on document
Region/County:Dauphin [now Lebanon]
City/Town/Township:Schaefferstown, Heidelberg Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1800
Image Dimensions Width: 14.8 cm
ShelfMark: FLP B-1044
Creator Name: [Karl E. Münch (1769-1833)] - Decorator
[Karl E. Münch (1769-1833)] - Scrivener