Zionitischer Weyrauchs Hügel, oder, Myrrhen Berg, : worinnen allerley liebliches und wohl riechendes nach Apotheker-Kunst zu bereitetes Rauch-Werck zu finden. Bestehend in allerley Liebes-Würckungen der in Gott geheiligten Seelen, welche sich in vielen und mancherley geistlichen und lieblichen Liedern aus gebildet. Als darinnen der letzte Ruff zu dem Abendmahl des grossen Gottes auf unterschiedliche Weise trefflich aus gedrucket ist / zum Dienst der in dem abend-ländischen Welt-Theil als bey dem Untergang der Sonnen erweckten Kirche Gottes, und zu ihrer Ermunterung auf die mitternächtige Zukunfft des Bräutigams ans Licht gegeben.
Material type:
- Zionitischer Weyrauchs Hügel
- Myrrhen Berg
Printed in two columns;
A collection of 692 hymns used by the Ephrata Community, edited by John Peter Miller. Included are nearly all the hymns contained in the three hymn-books printed by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia, in 1730, 1732 and 1736, with a few new ones composed by Johann Conrad Beissel and his friends. The bulk of the text, however, consists of German songs, mainly taken from: Das kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions (see Seidensticker);
"The first book printed with German type in the United States"--Evans;
"The Weyrauchs Hügel was the largest and most important collection of the hymns of the Ephrata Cloister. Many of them were written by [Conrad] Beissel, but unfortunately it is not possible, except in a few instances, to determine the authorship of particular hymns. ... A MSS. volume, beautifully written and illustrated, in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, contains the music to which these hymns were sung"--S.W. Pennypacker in Hildeburn, q.v;
Second issue, with the correct imposition of the text on the inner leaves of signature B;
Signatures: )(4 2)(2 A-3D8 (±B3-B6) 3)(2 chi1. Leaf 2C5 signed as "Cc4";
Errata (p. [14], third count);
Includes index (of the 2 indexes, the first one is a table of contents);
Contains appendix: "Die ehmals verdorrete, nun aber wieder grünende und frucht-bringende Ruthe Aarons, bestehend in einem Anhang wichtiger und erfahrungs-voller Lieder, darinnen die Tritte Gottes im innern Heiligthum umständlich vorgestellet sind; zur Aufmunterung den Wäysen und Verlassenen zu Zion dem Zionitischen Weyrauchs-Hügel mit angehenckt," p. [745]-790; with 37 hymns). One additional hymn (p. 791-792) follows index and errata list.Citations: Sabin, 106364;
Evans, 4466;
Seidensticker, O. German printing, p. 11;
Sachse, J.F. The music of the Ephrata Cloister, p. 33, 38;
Bötte & Tannhof. German printing, 17.Printer/Publisher: Sower, Christopher, 1695-1758, printer.Imprint: Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. 1739.
Pennsylvania. Germantown. 1739.Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
- BV481.E6 Z5
- Sabin,
- Evans,
- Seidensticker, O. German printing,
- Sachse, J.F. The music of the Ephrata Cloister,
- Bötte & Tannhof. German printing,
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The German Society of Pennsylvania - Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library | German American Collection | German American Collection Room | AP 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | b15337 |
"Zionitischer" printed in Roman type.
Printed in two columns.
A collection of 692 hymns used by the Ephrata Community, edited by John Peter Miller. Included are nearly all the hymns contained in the three hymn-books printed by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia, in 1730, 1732 and 1736, with a few new ones composed by Johann Conrad Beissel and his friends. The bulk of the text, however, consists of German songs, mainly taken from: Das kleine Davidische Psalterspiel der Kinder Zions (see Seidensticker).
"The first book printed with German type in the United States"--Evans.
"The Weyrauchs Hügel was the largest and most important collection of the hymns of the Ephrata Cloister. Many of them were written by [Conrad] Beissel, but unfortunately it is not possible, except in a few instances, to determine the authorship of particular hymns. ... A MSS. volume, beautifully written and illustrated, in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, contains the music to which these hymns were sung"--S.W. Pennypacker in Hildeburn, q.v.
Second issue, with the correct imposition of the text on the inner leaves of signature B.
Signatures: )(4 2)(2 A-3D8 (±B3-B6) 3)(2 chi1. Leaf 2C5 signed as "Cc4".
Errata (p. [14], third count).
Includes index (of the 2 indexes, the first one is a table of contents).
Contains appendix: "Die ehmals verdorrete, nun aber wieder grünende und frucht-bringende Ruthe Aarons, bestehend in einem Anhang wichtiger und erfahrungs-voller Lieder, darinnen die Tritte Gottes im innern Heiligthum umständlich vorgestellet sind; zur Aufmunterung den Wäysen und Verlassenen zu Zion dem Zionitischen Weyrauchs-Hügel mit angehenckt," p. [745]-790; with 37 hymns). One additional hymn (p. 791-792) follows index and errata list.
Sabin, 106364
Evans, 4466
Seidensticker, O. German printing, p. 11
Sachse, J.F. The music of the Ephrata Cloister, p. 33, 38
Bötte & Tannhof. German printing, 17