Prepared by Wm. W. Britton, begun 1734, completed May 30, 1935 ;
Date of Publication
1734 - 1935.
Physical Description
4 reels ; 35 mm.
Notes
Microfilmed in 1957. Contains 20 volumes. Lancaster County warrants are on V. 16.
Labeled on box # 257 - # 261.
Material arranged by county and includes names of warrantee, date, acreage, location, date of return, name of patentee, where patent recorded, and where survey is copied.
Das Herz des Menschen : ein Tempel Gottes oder eine Werkstätte des Satans : in zehn Figuren sinnbildlich dargestellt : zur Erweckung und Beförderung des christlichen Sinnes
Wood-engravings printed with letterpress formes; each wood-engraving has blank page on reverse of leaf.
This is a late edition of a book which was immensely popular among the Pennsylvania Germans. Many editions were printed both in Germany and America.
"Aus dem Französichen übersetzt und im Jahre 1732 zu Würzburg von dem Universitätskupferstecher unter dem Titel: Geistlicher Sittenspiegel ... herausgegeben." However, according to the Neue deutsche Biographie the author is G.E. Gossner, according to Holzmann-Bohatta, G.E. Gossner and P.F. Pöschel. Attributed to J.N.J. Schmidt in the 1891 edition.
"After-notice" (p. [277]-280) signed by Benjamin Eby.
Springer
Contents
1. Directions to true godliness, doctrine and practice -- 2. Brief instruction from Holy Scripture, in questions and answers, for the young / [Gerrit Roosen] -- 3. Confession of faith of the Mennonites -- 4. [with half title] Useful and edifying address to the young ... / By Christian Burkholder.
The people's standard edition of the Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments and the Apocryphal writings ... the whole prepared expressly for this edition
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
From the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum, P95.20.1
Landis family bible.
Genealogy of the Landis family, 1835-1931.
A portrait of D. B. Landis (removed from a book) and a manuscript of the marriage of David Musselman (second time) and Susan Schmeling (1832) and the death of Susan M. Kline (1849) removed and placed in Heritage Center file.
Light brown leather with dark brown stamped ornamentation with gold-stamped ornamentation including Israel C. Landis on front cover; heavy brass clasp, gild eged pages. Like new condition.
Contents
Literature, history, and inspiration of the Holy Bible / James P Boyd -- Civil, social, and domestic life of the Hebrews ... -- Names and order of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, and of the Aprocrypha ... -- Guide to illustrations -- Scripture illustrations and the descriptions of scenes and events in the life of Christ and the apostle Paul ... / Albert Leighton Rawson -- A new and concise dictionary of the Bible ... -- Denominations, sects, and creeds in all ages of the world ... / James P. Boyd -- Contents of tabular aids -- Analytical and chronological aids to the study of the holy scriptures ... -- Contents of the books of the Old and New Testaments -- Family history pages -- A chronological index to the Holy Bible ... -- Offices and sects mentioned in the scriptures -- Concordance to the Old and New Testaments -- The Psalms of David in metre.
New topographical atlas of the state of Pennsylvania; with descriptions historical, scientific and statistical, together with a map of the United States and territories
Neue illustrirte Familien Bibel : fuÃŒâ¸r haÃŒâ¸usliche Erbauung und Belehrung, enthaltend das Alte und Neue Testament, mit den Apokryphen, der Concordanz und Randparallelen
At head of title: Nationale Publications Gesellschafts Pracht-Ausgabe.
Title on both covers and spine: Heilige Schrift.
Engraved portrait of Martin Luther, preceding title page.
Red and black title page.
Text printed in double column, verse form, reference column down center of page inside double rules, with chronology at top. Verse nos. indented in matching type. Title and chapter no. centered across top of both pages, with running heads. Chapter no. centered in column in larger type. Chapter summaries in smaller type.
Includes a history of the books of the Bible and of the German translations (second group of pages), list of illustrations (third group), illustrations (fourth, fifth, and sixth group), chronology (seventh group), glossary to denominations and religious terms (eighth group), blank pages for family register (eleventh group), and photo-album pages (twelfth group).
Engravings by G. Dore̹ throughout the volume.
The New Testament is divided into sections for readings on Sundays and Holy Days, with sectional headings in parentheses.
The Deuterocanonical Books follow the Old Testament and have special pagination (tenth group); the New Testament pagination continues the one of the Old Testament.
United Bible Societies language: German.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
From the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum, P00.26.1
Genealogy of Horst family, 1812-1861.
Four items removed to Heritage Center Museum acquisitions file: manuscript of birth of Polly Thelber [?], in 1813; unknown person died on 19 March 1895, age 81 years; german script containing information about Beth, Gimel, Daley, Johannes, and Jeremia; and a note from David Horst to his parents announcing the death of Ellie, who died of brain fever at age 18, planting season is going well.
Bound in brown leather, on heavy embossed board covers, gold stamped, title in gold on indented center of cover and on back; title in gold on spine; marbled end papers; marbled edge.
Neue illustrirte Familien Bibel : fuÃŒâ¸r HaÃŒâ¸usliche Erbauung und Belehrung, enthaltend das Alte und Neue Testament, mit den Apokryphen, der Concordanz und Randparallelen
Engraved portrait of Martin Luther, facing title page.
Text printed in double column, verse form, reference column down center of page inside double rules, with chronology at top. Verse nos. indented in matching type. Title and chapter no. centered across top of both pages, with running heads. Chapter no. centered in column in larger type. Chapter summaries in smaller type.
Includes a history of the German translations of the Scriptures, a preface and list of the books of the Bible, illustrations, chronology, biographical and historical overview of the books of the Bible, blank pages for family register, concordance, Old Testament, Apocrypha, New Testament.
The New Testament is divided into sections for readings on Sundays and Holy Days, with sectional headings in parentheses.
Both the Old and the New Testament have an added title page.
Engravings by G. Dore̹ throughout the volume with English and German titles.
United Bible Societies language: German.
Viewing bibles contingent on staff availability, an appointment may be required.
From the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum, P96.4.1.
Three items removed and placed in the Heritage Center acquisitions file: newspaper account of the accidental death of John W. Martin, witnessed by his son Edwin, Jacob H. Peters, and Samuel H. McEllheney, examined by Dr. John F. Mentzer; a marriage certificate for John Sensinig and Susanna W. Martin, 1878; and a slip of paper containing the signature of Anna Sensenig.
Sensig family genealogy, 1859-1939.
Bound in dark brown leather, on heavy embossed board covers, gold stamped; title in gold on spine; covers nearly detached and abraded; marbled edges.
