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Psalms, Hymns, and Catechism (Luther) Book. [I] Psalms, Hymns, and Catechism (Luther) Book.

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Psalms, Hymns, and Catechism (Luther) Book.  [I] Psalms, Hymns, and Catechism (Luther) Book.
<B> <I> Psalms, Hymns, and Catechism (Luther) Book. </B></I> </B></I> (Darmstadt, Germany: circa 1700), 300 pages, brown calf over wooden boards, skinny 16mo (2.5" x 6.5"), once had metal clasps and straps. It is possible that this book came from one of the early German religious settlements in America; the Ephrata Cloister. German settlers who were seeking spiritual goals and freedoms instead of earthly rewards founded the Ephrata Cloister in 1732. They lived their lives by Acts 2:44 <I> "All believers were together and had everything in common." </B></I> The Ephrata Cloister produced many pamphlets and publications throughout their history, including a large collaboration with the Mennonite Community, in which they published a translated version of the <I> Martyrer -Spiegel </B></I> (The Martyrs' Mirror.) Books like this one with religious lessons and teachings were very important to the Cloister and it's youth who were educated and reared within the walls. <r The book is in good condition; the leather on the spine is nearly gone; clasps and straps are missing; all pages and leaves are present; leather is rubbed and torn; corners bumped; acid degradation has made most of the pages very fragile. From the Henry E. Luhrs Collection.