bevan frances christian brethren 1827 1909 (1 risultati)

Hardcover. 2 series: xiii, 159 + x, 158 p.; 16/15 cm. [First printed 1895-97] Includes English translations of 43 hymns by Gerhard Tersteegen, 3 by Johann Tauler, 13 by Heinrich Suso (Seuse), 4 by Richard Rolle, 15 by Mechthild of Hellfde (Helfta, Magdeburg), 3 by Gertrude of Magdeburg, and 1 each by a 14th century poet, J. S. Kunth (d. 1700), J. Heerman (d. 1647), J. M. Meyfart (d. 1642), E. Neumeister (d. 1756), C. F. Richter (d. 1711), from the Moravian Brethren, Paul Gerhardt (d. 1696), J. A. Freylinghausen (d. 1739), J. A. Rothe (d. 1758), J. J. Winkler (d. 1722) and Karl Spitta (d. 1859); authorship indicated at end of each poem. About half of the verses were composed by herself, with initials indicating her residence at the time. A section at the end of the Second series, For the children, is unsigned and probably by Frances Bevan. G unmatched set: series 1 in red leatherette, 2 in stiff paper.