Title

The Holy Scripture of the Old and New Testaments

Creation Date

1865

Description

German-language Bible used by the Mayer family of Jordan. The book has hard black leather covers and a bound spine. Embossed on the front cover are a cross with a decorative border. The Bible is 1,532 pages long and includes a title page, lithographs, illustrations, and areas to document the family's history.

It consists of the Old and New Testaments. Handwritten on the second page is "Gert. Mayer (illegible)". Several receipts from Leonard Mayer Lumber are found amongst the book's pages.
Mayer, Leonard Mayer, Gertrude