Articles of association of the Lancaster Reading Room to which are added, the rules and regulations of the room, and of the library; a list of the officers and subscribers, &/ together with a catalogue of the books, & belongint to the Institution
Bemerkungen von James Buchanan, Esq. : Mirglied des Congrss von Pennsylvanien, gebalton am Montag den 4ten Februar, 1828, auf Mr. Chiltons Resolution, die Kosten der auÃŒâ¸gemeinen Regierung zu verringern
Charter and by-laws of the Athenæum of Philadelphia, to which are added, a list of the directors, stockholders, and annual visitors, and of persons who have presented to, or deposited at the athenæum, books, maps, medals, &c. Together with a catalogue of the books, maps, &c. belonging to the institution
The clergy-man's law, or, The complete incumbent : collected from the thirty-nine articles, canons, decrees in Chancery and Exchequer, as also from all the statutes and common-law cases relating to the church and clergy of England : digested under proper heads for the benefit of patrons of churches and the parochial clergy : and will be useful to all students and practitioners of the law
by William Watson ... ; with a table of the contents of the chapters and another of the principal matters ; to which are added the names of the present bishops and other chief dignitaries of the Church of England.
Printed by Henry Lintot (assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq.) for D. Midwinter, W. Innys, T. Woodward, A. Ward, S. Birt, D. Browne, Messrs. Longman and Shewell, J. Shuckburgh, T. Osborne, J. Worrall, C. Hitch, C. Corbett, C. Bathurst, G. Hawkins, T. Waller, A. Nutt,
Das Herz des Menschen, ein Tempel Gottes, oder eine Werkstätte des Satans : in zehn Figuren sinnbildlich dargestellt. Zur Erweckung und Beförderung des christlichen Sinnes : nach der vierten verbesserten Augsburger Auflage
Nach der deutschen Uebersetzung von. D. Martin Luther. ; Mit kurzem Inhalt eines jeden Capitels, vollständiger Anweisung gleicher Schriftstellen, und aller sonn- und festtäglichen Evangelien und Episteln. ; Mit 12 Bildern geziert.
Edition
Erste mit Stereotypen gedruckt Auflage.
Place of Publication
Carlisle, (Pa.)
Publisher
1824. Gedruckt und zu haben bey Moser und Peters.,
Date of Publication
[1824]
Physical Description
511, 5 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Notes
Printed in two columns.
From the collection of the Heritage Center Museum, G77.50.5
Hand-drawn bookplate on inside front cover reading Maragaret Weidman/her/Testament in black ink intertwined with red and green vining tulips growing from a red base at the bottom.
Two advertising cards for Hirneisen & Wolf, dealers in poultry, calves, etd, Clay, Lanc. Co. Pa. and Allen's superior knitting cotton No. 12 and second clasp removed and placed in Heritage Center file.
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]
