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Fraktur
Earnest, Corinne; Earnest, Russell
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Description for Fraktur
Num Pages: 192 pages, 230 color photos. BIC Classification: AC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1294.
The American fraktur tradition began about 1740 in southeast Pennsylvania, but quickly spread to other states, and remains popular even today. For centuries, these cherished hand-written and watercolor decorated paper manuscripts have embodied a richness of tradition and culture, blending text with riotous color and Pennsylvania Dutch design. Having roots in medieval European decorated manuscript art, fraktur celebrate family events such as births, baptisms, and marriages among some of America's earliest immigrants of German and Swiss heritage. 230+ photographs, many full page, present exquisite examples of three centuries of American fraktur, interwoven with insightful historical details, information on the making ... Read more
The American fraktur tradition began about 1740 in southeast Pennsylvania, but quickly spread to other states, and remains popular even today. For centuries, these cherished hand-written and watercolor decorated paper manuscripts have embodied a richness of tradition and culture, blending text with riotous color and Pennsylvania Dutch design. Having roots in medieval European decorated manuscript art, fraktur celebrate family events such as births, baptisms, and marriages among some of America's earliest immigrants of German and Swiss heritage. 230+ photographs, many full page, present exquisite examples of three centuries of American fraktur, interwoven with insightful historical details, information on the making ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764309205
SKU
V9780764309205
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Earnest, Corinne; Earnest, Russell
Corinne & Russell Earnest have each authored numerous articles on genealogy and fraktur. In 1997, the Earnests co-authored the second edition of the two-volume Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. They are members of numerous genealogical and historical societies having Pennsylvania German focus.
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