Title page from hymnal Zionitischer Weyrauchs-Hügel printed by Christoph Sauer

1739

Title page from the first extant book printed in Gothic (Fraktur) type in America. Christoph Sauer printed the Zionitischer Weyrauchs-Hügel, a hymnal, for the Ephrata Seventh-Day Baptist Brethren in 1739.

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  • Title Title page from hymnal Zionitischer Weyrauchs-Hügel printed by Christoph Sauer
  • Keywords Title, Page, Christoph, Sauer, Zionitischer, Weyrauchs-Hügel, Hymnal, Ephrata,
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  • Access Date October 3, 2023
  • Publisher German Historical Institute
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  • Date of Last Update August 9, 2018