SOLD C. Mid 19th Century German Manuscript Devotional with Fraktur Lettering and Amazing Drawings 80s style vase a few small scattered stains

a few small scattered stains and a bit of unevenness to the ink saturation

with two small holes on each side

Some splits to the wood here and there due to shrinkage

)  The push lever at center pushes them toward each other

I find it completely wonder-inducing

SOLD C. Mid 19th Century German Manuscript Devotional with Fraktur Lettering and Amazing Drawings 80s style vase a few small scattered stainsI often regret not having taken German, if only to be able to properly read beautiful German and Pennsylvania German fraktur lettering, but the beauty of this manuscript certainly transcends written language, and perhaps feels all the holier for my lack of capacity to readily translate it! It is what I believe would properly be described as a devotional (a prayer book, but infused with personal reflections, meditations etc.) With the assistance of AI,