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Kleines Gebetbuch fur Gesunde und Kranke Prayer Book

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Kleines Gebetbuch fur Gesunde und Kranke Prayer Book

Category

Military

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Ceremonial Objects - Religious Objects - Text, Religious - Book, Prayer

Object Origin
Author:

Hornung, Mr. Christoph Carl

Publisher:

Joh. Phil. Rawschen Buchhandlung

Date Published:

1873

Place of Production:

Germany

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: German prayer book with a cardboard cover and brown spine. Cover is brown with a striped pattern. The paper on the cover is significantly torn along the edges.

Materials:

paper

cardboard

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 6 in, Length: 4 in, Width: 0.6875 in
    Weight: 0.13 lbs

Credit

Museum Purchase, 2000.7.1

Display Status

On Exhibit

Kleines Gebetbuch fur Gesunde und Kranke Prayer Book

About: Kleines Gebetbuch fur Gesunde und Kranke Prayer Book

About: Kleines Gebetbuch fur Gesunde und Kranke Prayer Book

This German Prayer book (translated as “Small Prayer for the Healthy and Sick), contains prayers for each day of the week and for specific circumstances. It was recovered from the U-505 by a crewman on the USS Guadalcanal.

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