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Introduction: “Pages of a Mystical Character”; German Manuscripts in American History
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Alexander Lawrence Ames
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations ix
- Preface: “The Quill Is My Plow” xi
- Acknowledgments xix
- Note on Sources, Methods, and Abbreviations xxiii
- Introduction: “Pages of a Mystical Character”; German Manuscripts in American History 1
- 1 “Heaven Is My Fatherland”: Manuscript Culture in an Age of Evangelical Piety 15
- 2 “The Spirit of the Letter”: Calligraphy and Spirituality During the Long Era of Manuscripts 46
- 3 “Worship Always the Scripture”: Teaching Literacy and Pious Wisdom in German Pennsylvania 83
- 4 “Incense Hill”: Song, Image, and Ambient Manuscripts 112
- 5 Marching to “Step and Time”: Text, Commemoration, and the Rituals of Everyday Life 134
- Conclusion: “Errand into the Wilderness”; Making Meaning from Manuscripts 166
- Notes 177
- Bibliography 201
- Index 224
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations ix
- Preface: “The Quill Is My Plow” xi
- Acknowledgments xix
- Note on Sources, Methods, and Abbreviations xxiii
- Introduction: “Pages of a Mystical Character”; German Manuscripts in American History 1
- 1 “Heaven Is My Fatherland”: Manuscript Culture in an Age of Evangelical Piety 15
- 2 “The Spirit of the Letter”: Calligraphy and Spirituality During the Long Era of Manuscripts 46
- 3 “Worship Always the Scripture”: Teaching Literacy and Pious Wisdom in German Pennsylvania 83
- 4 “Incense Hill”: Song, Image, and Ambient Manuscripts 112
- 5 Marching to “Step and Time”: Text, Commemoration, and the Rituals of Everyday Life 134
- Conclusion: “Errand into the Wilderness”; Making Meaning from Manuscripts 166
- Notes 177
- Bibliography 201
- Index 224
