Pennsylvania German 1856 Devotional, Herz Des Menschen (The Heart of Man), with Best Cover and Engravings swedish spoons it didn't take me too

it didn't take me too long to figure out is an ale measure

linked both to the Victorian obsession with the wonders of the natural world and to the liberation of young women from the confines of the parlor

and interestingly

4 7/16" long x 2" t x 1 1/16" w and in very good condition

Pennsylvania German 1856 Devotional, Herz Des Menschen (The Heart of Man), with Best Cover and Engravings swedish spoons it didn't take me tooThis completely thrilled me when I found it, at an antique shop that was my first stop on Pennsylvania last week. I was sold on the cover alone, but then a series of engravings inside very closely related, each as good as the next, and making me think of antique retablo paintings as much as anything, very gothic! Photos give a good sense, though the yellow of the cover is all the richer and more dramatic feeling in hand. The book is the Christian