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FormatBook Whole
Author, MonographicHohman, Johann Georg (Compiler)
Title, MonographicDer Freund in der Noth, or, The friend in need : an annotated translation of an early Pennsylvania folk-healing manual
Author/Subsidiary, or PerformerDonmoyer, Patrick J. (Translator)
Place of PublicationKutztown, PA
PublisherPennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Date of Publication2012
Date of Copyrightc2012
Extent of Work152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series TitlePennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center (Annual Publication Series)
Series Vol. ID1
Address/Availability22 Luckenbill Road, Kutztown, PA 19530
ISBN9781601263360
OCLC858158805
AbstractAnnotated translation accompanies prayers, charms, and recipes intended for the physical and spiritual healing of man and beast and originating from the folk medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans.
NotesContains the Pennsylvania German text of the 1813 printing by Johann Ritter on the left hand pages with the English translation and annotations on the right hand pages.
Donated byDennis Boyer
Call NumberMKI GR 880 .H6313 2012
MKI TermsGerman Americans -- Pennsylvania/ Folklore/ Superstitions/ Medicine & Health/ Folks-medicine