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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Earnest, Corinne P |
| Title, Monographic | The heart of the Taufschein : Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Author/Subsidiary, or Performer | Earnest, Russell D |
| Place of Publication | Kutztown, Pa. |
| Publisher | The Pennsylvania German Society |
| Date of Publication | 2012 |
| Extent of Work | ix, 302 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 29 cm |
| Series Title | Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society |
| Series Vol. ID | ser. 2, v. 46 |
| ISBN | 9780911122633 |
| OCLC | 826122759 |
| Contents | Berks 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. |
| Notes | llustrated lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (page 285) and indexes. |
| MKI Annotation | Copy also in Wis Historical Society. |
| Call Number | ND 3035 .P42 B474 2012 |
| MKI Terms | Pennsylvania Germans/ Fraktur art -- Pennsylvania/ Birth certificates -- Pennsylvania |