Organized 1732 by the Synod [of Philadelphia]; divided and dissolved 1765; continued in part by Presbytery of Carlisle. Reconstituted as Donegal in 1766 by the Synod of New York and Philadelphia; dissolved 1786.
Affiliation: 1732-1745, the Synod; 1745-1758, Synod of Philadelphia; 1758-1786, Synod of New York and Philadelphia.
Vol. 3 includes minutes of Carlisle Presbytery, May 23, 1765-Apr. 25, 1766.
Labeled as #837.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Includes early minutes under the Synods of Philadelphia, and New York and Philadelphia.
Affiliation: 1716-1745, The Synod; 1745-1758, "Old Side," Synod of Philadelphia; "New Side," Synod of New York; 1758-1789, Synod of New York & Philadelphia; 1789-1814, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Microfilm. Philadelphia : Presbyterian Historical Society, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
Der blutige Schau-platz, oder, Martyrer Spiegel der Tauffs gesi[n]nten oder wehrlosen-Christen : die um des Zeugnuss Jesu ihres Seligmachers willen gelitten haben, und seynd getodtet worden, von Christi Zeit an bis auf das Jahr 1660 : vormals aus unterschiedlichen glaubwurdigen Chronicken, Nachrichten und Zeugnussen gesa[m]mlet und in hollandischer Sprach heraus gegeben
2 v. in 1, [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 38 cm. (fol.)
Notes
In double columns within line borders.
Vol. 2 has special t.p. with 1749 publication date.
Pagination: 56, 478, [18], 949, [11] p.
Signatures: (A)-(G)Ã¾Ì A-3OþÌ, ℗øA-6GþÌ.
Copy 1. Pasted note on back of front cover: Library and Museum of Lancaster County Historical Society. Library number 92. Donated by Squire Hildebrand. Received Apr. 9, 1897.
Copy 1. Note in faded pencil: John [Howirter?] ... [made this Bible?]
Copy 2. Note on back of first flyleaf: "This Book belongs to Abraham Graff, January the 6th January 1788".
Copy 2. Housed in a brown linen slipcase with leather spine label.
Copy 2. Vignette on p. 133 of flowers in urn.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy contingent upon staff availibility, an appointment may be required.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy original call number PO2.21.1.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy bears on inside front cover full colored fractur bookplate of Hans Tschantz.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy: Genealogy of Tschantz and Johns families on back four flyleaves, 1746-1799.
Martyrs Mirror.
Evans
Botte & Tannhof. German printing,
Copy 1. Contemporary binding. Half of leather on front cover missing, one engraved brass corner missing; both clasps missing; leather on spine missing; One-third of leather on back cover missingg, one engraved brass corner missing Raised bosses on front and back boards. Front cover detached.
Copy 2. Contemporary binding with brass clasps (missing) and brass catches. Engraved brass on corners. Raised bosses on front and back boards. Front cover loose.
Copy 3. Heritage Center copy: Contemporary binding with brass clasps (missing) and brass catches. Brass on corners. Blind tooling on front and back boards.
Summary
This book includes accounts of the martyrdom of the apostles and the stories of martyrs from previous centuries. Next to the Bible, the Martyrs' Mirror has historically held the most significant and prominent place in Amish and Mennonite homes. The Martyrs Mirror is still a beloved book among Amish and Mennonites. While less common now in the 20th century, Martyrs' Mirror is a common wedding gift for Amish and Mennonite families. In 1745, Jacob Gottschalk arranged with the Ephrata Cloister to have them translate the Martyrs Mirror from Dutch into German and to print it. The work took 15 men three years to finish and in 1749, at 1,512 pages, it was the largest book printed in America before the Revolutionary War. [wikipedia]
Urständliche und erfahrungs-volle hohe Zeugnüsse wie man zum geistlichen Leben und dessen Vollkommenheit, gelangen möge. : Welche ein hoch-erleuchteter und gott-ergebener Zeuge Jesu Christi, in seinem geistlichen Tage-Werck erlernet ; und dieselbe ... an seine geistliche Kinder, und Anverwandte eröffnet
Originally published as: Zionitischen Stiffts I. Theil. Ephrata, 1745. these are the same sheets with a new title page, preface, special half title, and 11 additional pages.
Signatures:)(aâ´, A-2â´ [2]²
From the Collecltions of the Heritage Center Museum, G.83.2.
"Mystische Und Erfahrungs-volle Episteln ..." (p. [59]-294) has special half title with title vignette (flowers in vase).
Sabin
Evans
Seidensticker, O. German printing,
Full leather binding badly damanged with missing spine resluting in loose covers.
A journal of the life of Thomas Story, containing an account of his remarkable convincement of and embracing the principles of truth as held by the people called Quakers and also of his travels and labours in the service of the gospel, with many occurrences and observations
[Die gantze Bibel : das ist alle Bücher allts vnnd neüws Testaments, den vrsprünglichen Spraachen nach, auffs aller treüwlichest verteütschet : darzü sind yetz und kom[m]en ein schön vnd volkom[m]en Register od[er] Zeyger über die gantzen Bibel : die Jarzal vnnd Rächnung der Zeyten von Adamen biss an Christu, mit sampt gwüssen Concordantzen, Argumenten, und Zalen.]
[32], 683, [1], 384, 275, [1] pages, [2] leaves of plates : plates ; 36 cm (2o)
Notes
Title pages and plates missing; identification based on pagination and signatures.
"Getruckt zu Zürich bey Christoffel Froschouer, im Jar als man zalt M.D. XXXVI."
Pages also numbered with Roman numerals.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availabilithy, an appointment may be required.
One loose newspaper article on rare bibles removed to MG-399; Long family bible.
Long family bible.
Typescript affixed to inside cover: This was the BIBLE of HERMAN LONG of East Donegal Twp. He was born about 1734 and died 1804. His wives not surely known. His Children were, JOHN born about 1763 married to a Frantz. CHRISTIAN born 1765 married Barbara Landis. HERMAN born 1765 married Mary Fritz. ANN born 1768 married Michael Hoffman. JACOB born 1770 not married. Abraham born 1778 married Betsy Lewis. JOSEPH born 1780 married Christiana Fritz. ELIZABETH born 1783 married David Sandoe. BEJAMIN born 1787 married Mary Hershey. SAMUEL born 1795 married Ann Grove and Elizabeth Miller. and MARTIN LONG married Maria Ziegler. [A translation of genealogical information on back of front and back covers.
Several pages at beginning and end loose. Front cover secured to spine with twine.
La Bible : qui est toute la saincte escriture du Vieil et du Nouueau Testament: autrement l'anciene & la nouuelle alliance, le tout reueu & confere̹ sur les textes Hebrieux & Grecs par les pasteurs & professeurs de l'eglise de Geneue. Augmente̹ d'indices & figures necessaires pour le contentement du lecteur
Bible, qvi est tovte la saincte escritvre dv Vieil & du Novveav Testament
Place of Publication
A Geneve
Publisher
[Iacob ChoueÃŒâ¸t],
Date of Publication
1608.
Physical Description
[8], 456, [1], 99, 133, [90] leaves : music ; 25 cm
Notes
Signatures: ii, iij, iiij, A¹Ìþ-Z¹Ìþ, Aa℗ø-LL℗ø, Aâ„—Ä‘-Nâ„—Ä‘, AA¹Ìþ-XX¹Ìþ, AAa¹Ìþ-IIh¹Ìþ.
Includes indexes.
Title vignette.
Double column text; historiated initials; head- and tail-pieces; printed marginalia.
Preliminary material includes an introductory epistle, preface by Calvin.
"Les sous-nomme̹s marchans libraires & imprimeurs ont par la permission des spectables ministres de l'Eglise de Geneue fait imprimer ceste bible ... Ce premier Iuillet. M. DCVIII. Iean le Preux, Iacob ChoueÃŒâ¸t, & Samuel Boreau", p. [11].
Books of Exodus and I Kings with illustrative figures.
"Les pseaumes de David mis en rime Francoise par Clement Marot, & Theodore de Beze," "La forme des prieres ecclesiastiques ...," "Le cathechisme ..." : l. [21]-[77] at end.
Contains "Les livres apocryphes."
Title page missing; some information written on first leaf.
Conserved in 1997 by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia
Poem, recipe, and song in older French not translated.
Genealogy of Isaac Lefevre and siblings (1660-1680) on back of leaf 104.
Genealogy of the children of Isaac Lefevre and Feree (1706-1719) on front of leaf 456.
Genealogy of Joseph Lefevre and Salome (1785-1826) on back of leaf 134 and continued on the front of leaf [1].
Genealogy of John Lefever and Elizabeth McClung and children (1823-1861) on front of second flyleaf.
Translations of some information on leaf 105 and leaf 456 attached on back of second and third flyleaves.
Letter of transmittal dated 22 April 1935 from Farmers Trust Company of Lancaster to the Lancaster Historical Society of the Lefevre family bible per the wishes of Elizabeth Lefevre.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment is required.
Lefevre family bible.
Obituary of Mary Lefever, age 45. (newspaper clipping, dated February 25?)
"Full leather over wooden boards, brass clasps with (missing) leather straps trhough the fold onto four raised cords." Note of conservator.
A night commode chair that has a four-slat back crest with a Windsor arrow design at the lower back of the chair. The high back chair has turned legs, which are braced by ring-turned box stretchers. The seat has a hole cut out at its center with a separate wood lid with a wrought-iron handle fixed by two screws. The underside of the seat no longer has rabbets to support its zinc or lead chamberpot.
