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Hex Signs: Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols & Their Meaning: Revised & Expanded

Hex Signs: Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols & Their Meaning: Revised & Expanded

Thomas E. Graves
3.8/5 ( ratings)
Helps us to understand hex signs as no other work on the subject ever has.-Simon Bronner, author of Following Tradition A landmark in the study of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art.-Henry Glassie, author of The Spirit of Folk Art A revised and expanded edition of the classic work on hex-sign barn decorations, offering insight into their various forms, geographical spread, European origins, evolution in Pennsylvania, and current use in tourism, advertising, and regional art. The authors explore the meaning of the symbols by examining evidence from popular writers, scholars, and contemporary hex-sign painters. Full-color photographs display the grandeur of this Pennsylvania Dutch phenomenon.
Language
English
Pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Release
January 01, 2000
ISBN
0811727998
ISBN 13
9780811727990

Hex Signs: Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols & Their Meaning: Revised & Expanded

Thomas E. Graves
3.8/5 ( ratings)
Helps us to understand hex signs as no other work on the subject ever has.-Simon Bronner, author of Following Tradition A landmark in the study of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art.-Henry Glassie, author of The Spirit of Folk Art A revised and expanded edition of the classic work on hex-sign barn decorations, offering insight into their various forms, geographical spread, European origins, evolution in Pennsylvania, and current use in tourism, advertising, and regional art. The authors explore the meaning of the symbols by examining evidence from popular writers, scholars, and contemporary hex-sign painters. Full-color photographs display the grandeur of this Pennsylvania Dutch phenomenon.
Language
English
Pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Release
January 01, 2000
ISBN
0811727998
ISBN 13
9780811727990

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