Shaker design : out of this world / Jean M. Burks.
Shaker design : out of this world / Jean M. Burks.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
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NQ745.088/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxx, 245 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Susan Weber Soros -- Preface / Stephan F. F. Jost -- Introduction / Jean M. Burks -- Timeline / Earl Martin -- The Shaker World -- 1. Shaker Villages and the Landscape of "Gospel Order" / Robert P. Emlen -- 2. Faith, Form, and Finish: Shaker Furniture in Context / Jean M. Burks -- 3. Desi...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2008.
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Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The Shakers were guided by the principles of utility, honesty, and order in both their work and worship, and this belief system influenced the physical expression of the goods they produced for use at home and for sale outside their communities. This book presents an array of examples of Shaker furniture, household objects, textiles, religious dra...
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Full title
Shaker design : out of this world / Jean M. Burks.
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Notes
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Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design.
Published in association with the Bard Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture.
Published in association with the Shelburne Museum.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2008.
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NQ745.088/1
Record Identifier
74VMQmkopEVA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQmkopEVA
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ISBN
9780300137286 (alk. paper)
DDC
745.0882898
MMS ID
991000390409702626
