Quill and Graver Bound: Frakturschrift Calligraphy, Devotional Manuscripts, and Penmanship Instructi...
Quill and Graver Bound: Frakturschrift Calligraphy, Devotional Manuscripts, and Penmanship Instruction in German Pennsylvania, 1755–1855
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The University of Chicago Press
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English
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Why did German-speaking settlers of southeastern Pennsylvania create ornately written and illuminated religious manuscripts? Using one manuscript form—the Vorschrift, or handwriting sample—this article explores the connections that Pennsylvania’s German speakers forged between reading, handwriting, and spiritualism. A statistical analysis of Vorsch...
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Quill and Graver Bound: Frakturschrift Calligraphy, Devotional Manuscripts, and Penmanship Instruction in German Pennsylvania, 1755–1855
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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26478156
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26478156
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0084-0416
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1545-6927
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10.1086/687271
