Episode 29: Studying Pennsylvania German Manuscript Culture in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, an Early-American Cultural Crossroads. Results of a Week of Research at LancasterHistory. - a podcast by Alexander Lawrence Ames

Lancaster, Pennsylvania has been a diverse cultural crossroads for centuries, and the immense collections of LancasterHistory document the history of calligraphy, penmanship, and literacy education in this important urban center of Pennsylvania German life. In this episode of Cloister Talk, we’ll explore the penmanship and calligraphy collections at LancasterHistory to reflect on how they can inform our interpretations of rural Pennsylvania German “fraktur” manuscripts. The episode also includes a discussion of research methodologies and a consideration of scholarly trends in the interpretation of Pennsylvania German manuscript culture.  

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