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Author, MonographicEarnest, Corinne P
Title, MonographicThe heart of the Taufschein : Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania
Author/Subsidiary, or PerformerEarnest, Russell D
Place of PublicationKutztown, Pa.
PublisherThe Pennsylvania German Society
Date of Publication2012
Extent of Workix, 302 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 29 cm
Series TitlePublications of the Pennsylvania German Society
Series Vol. IDser. 2, v. 46
ISBN9780911122633
OCLC826122759
ContentsBerks County: the center of it all -- Daniel Schumacher: a Fraktur artist of some note -- Henrich Otto, 1784 -- Friederich Krebs, August 4, 1790 -- Johann Valentin Schuller -- The greatest development of Fraktur writing, 1800-1835 -- Johann Ritter: a century of influence -- Conclusion: The last flickering -- Appendix 1. Fraktur artists who routinely made Taußscheine (Taufscheine) for Berks County families -- Appendix 2. Scriveners who routinely infilled Taußscheine (Taufscheine) for Berks County families -- Appendix 3. Berks County printers of Taußscheine (Taufscheine) in order by active dates -- Appendix 4. Translations.
Notesllustrated lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (page 285) and indexes.
MKI AnnotationCopy also in Wis Historical Society.
Call NumberND 3035 .P42 B474 2012
MKI TermsPennsylvania Germans/ Fraktur art -- Pennsylvania/ Birth certificates -- Pennsylvania