Early text related to the Bohemian-Moravian Church of the Brethren

This text describes the development and social history of the Bohemian-Moravian Church of the Brethren (also referred to as the United Fratrum) from the establishment of the church to 1757. Title of original German work is Kurze, zuverlaszige nachricht von der unter dem namen der Bomisch-Mahrischen bruder bekannten kirche Unitas Fratrum herkommen, lehr-begriff, aussern und innern Kirchen-Verfassung und gebrauchen, aus richtigen urkunden und erzalungen von einem Ihrer christlich unportheiischen freunde heraus gegeben und mit sechzehn vorstellungen in kupfer erlautert, translated as A short and faithful report of the Church known under the name of the Bohemian and Moravian Brethren, stemming from the Unitas Fratrum, [including their] teaching, outward and inner Church order and customs, derived from true documents and accounts from one of their Christian, unbiased, friends, and illustrated with sixteen copper images. Details of Bohemian-Moravian Church history, worship practices, government, education, and social customs are described and illustrated within 64 pages of text and 16 copper plate images.