Oh children, if you want to love (Ach Kinder wollt Ihr lieben)
Fraktur
Item Info
Item No: frk00106
Title: Oh children, if you want to love (Ach Kinder wollt Ihr lieben)
Scripts/Text:
Fraktur
Language: German
Weiser Number: 999
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Laid paper; watercolor
Transcription:
Ach Kinder wollt Ihr \ Lieben so liebt was liebenswert \ wollt Ihr ja freude; [inserted: werth; liebt] \ üben, so liebt was freude \ werth; liebt Gott das höchste gut
Translation:
Oh children, if you want to love, love what is worth loving. If you want to exercise joy [inserted: worth; love] then love what is worthy of joy; Love God, the highest good.
Category: Religious Text
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The text in Fraktur extends across the entire document. Two rosettes are on the right side of the text. The text is from a Mennonite hymn, to be found in the hymnals of the Franconia Conference and the Lancaster Conference.
Provenance: Levi E. Yoder
Creation Place State/Province: Creation Place Note:Based on design characteristics
State/Province:[Pennsylvania]
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1810
Image Dimensions Width: 20.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 106
Creator Name: Anonymous - Decorator
Anonymous - Scrivener
Oh children, if you want to love (Ach Kinder wollt Ihr lieben)