The heart of the Taufschein : Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania / Corinne Earnest and Russell Earnest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Earnest, Corinne P.

Contributor:

Earnest, Russell D.

Pennsylvania-German Society.

Series:

Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society (2001) ; v. 46.

Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; ser. 2, v. 46

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Fraktur art--Pennsylvania--Berks County.

Fraktur art.

Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch.

Illumination of books and manuscripts--Pennsylvania--Berks County.

Illumination of books and manuscripts.

Folk art--Pennsylvania--Berks County.

Folk art.

Birth certificates--Pennsylvania--Berks County.

Birth certificates.

Baptismal certificates--Pennsylvania--Berks County.

Baptismal certificates.

Berks County (Pa.)--Social life and customs.

Berks County (Pa.).

Pennsylvania Dutch--Pennsylvania--Berks County--Social life and customs.

Pennsylvania Dutch.

Pennsylvania Dutch--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Pennsylvania--Berks County.

Physical Description:

ix, 302 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 29 cm.

Other Title:

Fraktur and the pivotal role of Berks County, Pennsylvania

Place of Publication:

Kutztown, Pa. : Published by the Pennsylvania German Society, ©2012.

Summary:

The Heart of the Taufschein offers the first in-depth interpretive history of the Taufschein (birth and baptism certificate), the most numerous and, to many because of its genealogical value, the most important type of fraktur. Berks County arguably became the center of Taufschein production in North America. ... In this volume the Earnests, the leading authorities on fraktur, trace the development of the Taufschein beyond Berks County into southeastern Pennsylvania and colonial America as the surge in demand for these works of art on paper followed the successful outcome of the American Revolution. The authors follow the history and expansion of the market from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.--Dust jacket.

Contents:

Berks County: the center of it all

Daniel Schumacher: a Fraktur artist of some note

Henrich Otto, 1784

Friederich Krebs, August 4, 1790

Johann Valentin Schuller

The greatest development of Fraktur writing, 1800-1835

Johann Ritter: a century of influence

Conclusion: The last flickering

Appendix 1. Fraktur artists who routinely made Taußscheine (Taufscheine) for Berks County families

Appendix 2. Scriveners who routinely infilled Taußscheine (Taufscheine) for Berks County families

Appendix 3. Berks County printers of Taußscheine (Taufscheine) in order by active dates

Appendix 4. Translations.

Notes:

Illustrated lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (page 285) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780911122633

091112263X

OCLC:

826122759