Join us in the Mennonite Life Community Room for a special collections feature on the Martyrs Mirror. Archivist and Librarian Julia Wiker will provide an overview of the various editions of the Martyrs Mirror, and David Fuchs will speak on the history of the 1748 Ephrata Cloister Martyrs Mirror printing.
The event will showcase various Dutch and German printings of the Martyrs Mirror dating back to the first edition published in 1660, as well as related early imprints from the Mennonite Life rare book collection. Featured items will be a condensed version of the Martyrs Mirror published in 1722, an early 1700s book of 115 illustrated plates of martyrs, and an original copper plate used in printing the 1685 illustrated edition.
For a summary of the Ephrata Cloister printing, see the June 2023 issue of The Mirror.
Please register for this event by October 27.
This plate, one of only 31 remaining original plates used in printing the first illustrated edition of the Martyrs Mirror, will be on display November 2.
Julia Wiker and David Fuchs will share about the Martyrs Mirror’s multiple editions, including the story of this particular book, which was printed at the Ephrata Cloister in 1748.
