Fraktur Writings and Folk Art Drawings of the Schwenkfelder Library Collection
Author: Dennis K. Moyer
Publisher: Schwenkfelder Library
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
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Fraktur
Author: Corinne P. Earnest
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764309205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHaving roots in medieval European decorated manuscript art, fraktur celebrate Pennsylvania German family events such as births, baptisms, and marriages. 230+ photographs present three centuries of American fraktur interwoven with insightful historical details, information on the making of fraktur, and techniques for their preservation and care. The colorful pages will delight and stimulate curiosity among historians, scholars, and all who appreciate art to explore the hidden treasures at the heart of these charming manuscripts.
Fraktur
Author: Ruthanne Hartung
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2007-08-22
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 0811734153
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLeading fraktur artist Ruthanne Hartung provides instruction, patterns, inspiration. Full-color throughout.
Encyclopedia of American Folk Art
Author: Gerard C. Wertkin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-08-02
Total Pages: 724
ISBN-13: 1135956154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art web site. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly study of a most fascinating aspect of American history and culture. Generously illustrated with both black and white and full-color photos, this A-Z encyclopedia covers every aspect of American folk art, encompassing not only painting, but also sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork, and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. Containing more than 600 articles, this unique reference considers individual artists, schools, artistic, ethnic, and religious traditions, and heroes who have inspired folk art. An incomparable resource for general readers, students, and specialists, it will become essential for anyone researching American art, culture, and social history.
Fraktur
Author: Ruthanne Hartung
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2022-11-01
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 0811771369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Pennsylvania Dutch are noted for the beautifully designed and hand-lettered documents known as fraktur. These include birth and marriage certificates, family trees, bookplates, awards, and house blessings. Leading fraktur artist Ruthanne Hartung adapts the craft to modern tastes and needs in this practical how-to book, with information on tools, step-by-step instructions, ideas for design, lettering and coloring techniques, and a variety of projects. An assortment of traditional patterns to apply to personal frakturs are included.
Drawn with Spirit
Author: Lisa Minardi
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780300210521
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Drawn with spirit: Pennsylvania German Fraktur from the Joan and Victor Johnson Collection, February 1-April 26, 2015"--Title page verso.
Voices of the Turtledoves
Author: Jeff Bach
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0271027444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner, 2004 Dale W. Brown Book Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies Winner, 2005 Outstanding Publication, Communal Studies Association Co-published with the Pennsylvania German Society/Vandenhoeck && Ruprecht The Ephrata Cloister was a community of radical Pietists founded by Georg Conrad Beissel (1691&–1768), a charismatic mystic who had been a journeyman baker in Europe. In 1720 he and a few companions sought a new life in William Penn&’s land of religious freedom, eventually settling on the banks of the Cocalico Creek in what is now Lancaster County. They called their community &“Ephrata,&” after the Hebrew name for the area around Bethlehem. Voices of the Turtledoves is a fascinating look at the sacred world that flourished at Ephrata. In Voices of the Turtledoves, Jeff Bach is the first to draw extensively on Ephrata&’s manuscript resources and on recent archaeological investigations to present an overarching look at the community. He concludes that the key to understanding all the various aspects of life at Ephrata&—its architecture, manuscript art, and social organization&—is the religious thought of Beissel and his co-leaders.
Before Photography
Author: Kirsten Belgum
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2021-03-08
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 3110696622
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent years have seen a wealth of new scholarship on the history of photography, cinema, digital media, and video games, yet less attention has been devoted to earlier forms of visual culture. The nineteenth century witnessed a dramatic proliferation of new technologies, devices, and print processes, which provided growing audiences with access to more visual material than ever before. This volume brings together the best aspects of interdisciplinary scholarship to enhance our understanding of the production, dissemination, and consumption of visual media prior to the predominance of photographic reproduction. By setting these examples against the backdrop of demographic, educational, political, commercial, scientific, and industrial shifts in Central Europe, these essays reveal the diverse ways that innovation in visual culture affected literature, philosophy, journalism, the history of perception, exhibition culture, and the representation of nature and human life in both print and material culture in local, national, transnational, and global contexts.
