Vorschrift
Originally created in 1801 by Rev. George Geistweite, Centre County, Pa., this decorative print entitled VORSCHRIFT (translated "SPECIFICATION"). The finest example of an illuminated manuscript made in this country is this vorschrift by the Rev. George Geistweite, a traveling minister and schoolmaster who worked in Centre County, Pa., at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. This precise and beautiful fractur closely follows German models. The traditional intermixture of Christian and pagan symbols is retained in the leaping deer, pelican, tulip, peacock, lion, and double-headed eagle, used as illustrations of a verse from the 34th Psalm. The intricate design of this beautiful model of script is executed with the greatest delicacy and care.
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