Andachtsbuch für gebildete Katholiken zum Gebrauch für Freunde des praktischen Christenthumes : zum Drucke befördert von einem vornehmen Weltpriester in Franken.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keithofer, P. Dionas.

Göbhardts, Tobias, publisher.

Küffner, A. W., engraver.

Pfeffel, I. A., engraver.

Eichler, Matthias Gottfried, 1748-approximately 1818, engraver.

Göz, G. B., engraver.

Foreign Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Meditations.

Jesus Christ.

Catholic Church--Prayer-books and devotions.

Catholic Church.

Jesus Christ--Devotional literature--German.

Physical Description:

[1], x, 368, [47] leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.

Other Title:

Binder's title: Andachtsbuch für Katholiken

Place of Publication:

Bamberg und Wirzburg : bei Tobias Göbhardts sel. Wittwe, 1798.

Notes:

Illustrations: 47 full plates : engraving. Engraved frontispiece and vignette. Plates are engraved by A.W. Küffner, I.A. Pfeffel, Gottfried Eichler and G.B. Göz.

Binding: In red morocco with gilt design; spine with raised bands, gilt design and title on black label; edges gilt. This is a very fine example of German binding, with large silver clasp on which are depicted fruits in alto-relievo; also large attachments to the clasp, measuring four inches by three and three-eighths and representing on one side "The fall of Manna in the wilderness," and on the other "The spies returning from the Promised land with grapes." Above these two subjects are the heads of cherubs.

Related Work:

Keithofer, P. Dionas. Gründlich religiöse.

Bound With:

Athenaeum copy: With: Gründlich religiöse : und mit der Geistlichkeit gemeinschaftliche Andachtsübungen am heilige Fronteichnamsfeste ... / von P. Dionas Keithofer. Augsburg : bey Christoph Kranzfelder, 1798.