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Title:
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) for Michael Musselmann (Commit your ways to the Lord [Befiehl dem Herrn deine Wege])
Category:
Writing Exercise (Vorschrift)
Creators:
Decorator: Christian Strenge (1757-1828)
Scrivener: Christian Strenge (1757-1828)
Creation Place:
Town/Township: Hempfield Township
County: Lancaster
State/Province: Pennsylvania
Note: Based on inscription on document and artist's location
Creation Date:
1795
Physical Description: Leaf
Dimensions: 19.6 cm x 32.6 cm
Material: Laid paper; watercolor; ink
Media Type: Manuscripts
Watermark: C & I B
Language: German
Scripts/Text: Fraktur; German script
Associated Names:
Musselmann, Michael; Strenge, Christian
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text, with the first three lines in Fraktur and the remainder in German script, extends across the document. The first line is written is particularly prominent letters. The first letter is decorated with a variety of leafy flowers. The text is flanked by leafy stems of flowers. The one on the left protrudes from an urn. The one on the right extends from a heart that frames the document’s owner’s name. A bird sits within the flowers in the upper right corner. The entire document is framed by a decorative border.
Transcription:
Befiehl dem \ Herrn deine wege und hoffe auf ihn er wirds \ wohl machen. Psalm 37. Vers 5.
Wer den Herrn fürchtet der ehret den Vatter, und \ dienet seinen Eltern, und Hält sie für seine Herren Ehre Vatter und Mutter mit der That, \ mit worten und mit gedult. Auf daß ihr Segen über dich komme. Dann der Vatter \ segen bauet den Kindern Häuser, aber der Mutter Fluch richtet sie nieder. Sirach im 3ten C. \ A A A B B C D E E F F G G G G H H H H Ch ch J J K K L L L \ ll M M M N N N U O P R Q Y Y R R R S S T T U U U \ V V V W W W Y Y Z Z Z ß tz ST Sch Ä Ö Ü \ a b c d e f st g h j i k l ll m n o p q r s st r t t u v w x y z \ ß tz st st ä ö ü 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. \ Geschrieben in Hempfield Taunschip im Monath Mertz 1795. Von Christian Strenge Schulmeist[e]r.
[in heart]
Diese Vorschrift gehört \ Vor \ Michael Musselmann.
Translation:
Committ your ways to the Lord and trust in him, he will make it well for you. Psalm 37:37.
Whoever fears the Lord honors the father, and serves his parents, and sees them as his masters. Honor father and mother with the deed, with words, and with patience. So that their blessings may come over you. For the father’s blessing builds houses for the children, but the mother’s curse pulls them down. Sirach 3. A A A B B C D E E F F G G G G H H H H Ch ch J J K K L L L ll M M M N N N U O P R Q Y Y R R R S S T T U U U V V V W W W Y Y Z Z Z ß tz ST Sch Ä Ö Ü a b c d e f st g h j i k l ll m n o p q r s st r t t u v w x y z ß tz st st ä ö ü 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
Written in Hempfield Township, in the month of March 1795. By Christian Strenge, school master.
[in heart]
This writing exercise belongs to Michael Musselmann.
Provenance:
Henry S. Borneman
Bibliography:
"Christian Strenge" 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), 2nd ed., vol. 1, pp. 742-746.
David R. Johnson, "Christian Strenge, Fraktur Artist," in Der Reggeboge 13, no. 3 (July 1979): 1-24.
Weiser Number: 263
Subjects:
Source:
Rare Book Department
