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Book/Printed Material [Ownership inscription detached from Samuel Brant's copy of New Testament]

About this Item

Title

  • [Ownership inscription detached from Samuel Brant's copy of New Testament]

Names

  • Brant, Samuel, active 1779
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 1779.

Headings

  • -  Brant, Samuel,--active 1779
  • -  Book ornamentation
  • -  Penmanship, German

Notes

  • -  Ms.
  • -  Title devised by cataloger.
  • -  Spine title on book-shaped slip case: Samuel Brant : Pennsylvania-Dutch Fraktur work : March 17, 1779.
  • -  Inscription reads: Dieses Testament gehöret Samuel Brant, anno 1779 den 15 Mertz. Ich bin Mein Heil verbunden ... all Zeit Zu Deinem Dienst und Ehr'.
  • -  In calligraphic Fraktur script; last lines in mixed everyday cursive.
  • -  Decorated with borders and floral motifs drawn by pen and colored green and light brown.
  • -  Bound in rebacked covers of the lost New Testament; remnants of metel clasps.
  • -  May have been inscribed by Brant's bride.
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-04-23 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • [2] p. on 1 sheet, bound : 17 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Z276 .O9 Rosenwald Coll

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 82460929

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Brant, Samuel, Active 1779, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Ownership inscription detached from Samuel Brant's copy of New Testament. 1779. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82460929/.

APA citation style:

Brant, S. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1779) Ownership inscription detached from Samuel Brant's copy of New Testament. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82460929/.

MLA citation style:

Brant, Samuel, Active 1779, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Ownership inscription detached from Samuel Brant's copy of New Testament. 1779. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/82460929/>.