today, many major american museums, including the american folk art museum, the metropolitan museum of art, and the philadelphia museum of art have fraktur in their collection. important fraktur have been sold by major american auction houses and antique dealers for prices in excess of $100,000. the definitive text on fraktur is widely considered to be "the fraktur-writings or illuminated manuscripts of the pennsylvania germans", written by dr. donald a. shelley and published by the pennsylvania german society in 1961. in late 2004, the majority of dr. shelley's fraktur collection was sold at public auction at pook & pook, inc. in downingtown, pennsylvania for $913,448.