Hymn Book

Most families in Sweden had, until the end of the 19th Century, only one book: the hymn book. The book was brought to the Sunday service and was a support in the daily toil. An ornate and richly decorated hymn book of this kind, with a silver cover and its owner’s initials in enamel, clearly stated the owner’s wealth. The contents are the Swedish hymn book from the 1670’s and a Swedish translation of a prayer book from the Lutheran theologian Blasius Foertsch, “A Spiritual Water Source”.