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| Author | : Simon J. Bronner |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 590 |
| Release | : 2017-02-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1421421380 |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Pennsylvania German Studies -- PART 1 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY -- 1. The Old World Background -- 2. To the New World: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- 3. Communities and Identities: Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries -- PART 2 CULTURE AND SOCIETY -- 4. The Pennsylvania German Language -- 5. Language Use among Anabaptist Groups -- 6. Religion -- 7. The Amish -- 8. Literature -- 9. Agriculture and Industries -- 10. Architecture and Cultural Landscapes -- 11. Furniture and Decorative Arts -- 12. Fraktur and Visual Culture -- 13. Textiles -- 14. Food and Cooking -- 15. Medicine -- 16. Folklore and Folklife -- 17. Education -- 18. Heritage and Tourism -- 19. Popular Culture and Media -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Color plates follow page
| Author | : Lillian Stoltzfus |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 127 |
| Release | : 2013-04 |
| Genre | : Pennsylvania German dialect |
| ISBN | : 9781601263728 |
Thousands of people can speak Pennsylvania German, so why can't you? This book will introduce you to this fascinating language and give you the tools to start learning it. The CD that accompanies the book has Amish children reciting the lesson conversations. Enjoy the language of the Amish!
| Author | : Benjamin Rush |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 80 |
| Release | : 1875 |
| Genre | : German Americans |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Julius Friedrich Sachse |
| Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2022-10-27 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781016904971 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
| Author | : Edwin Atlee Barber |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 1903 |
| Genre | : Arts and crafts |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Earl C. Haag |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : |
This comprehensive anthology of original Pennsylvania German writings makes accessible a literature that is becoming increasingly rare. The Buffington/Barba system of German sound values has been applied to help the reader understand and appreciate the selections, which provide a view to virtually every facet of Pennsylvania German life.
| Author | : Edwin Miller Fogel |
| Publisher | : Metalmark Books |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2009-01-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780271036458 |
The Penn State University Press is pleased to introduce Metalmark Books, a joint imprint of the Press and the Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing at the University Libraries at Penn State. Books published under this imprint are selected from the collections of the University Libraries. They may be viewed online or ordered as paperbacks. Initially, books published under the Metalmark imprint will be chosen from the Libraries' extensive Pennsylvania holdings. Over time, the scope will broaden to include other significant out-of-print titles.
| Author | : Ralph Beaver Strassburger |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 736 |
| Release | : 2009-05 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 9780806308814 |
| Author | : Tandy Hersh |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 406 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : |
This complete handbook of the Philadelphia Museum of art's permanent collection of Pennsylvania German objects is the first resource of its kind, revealing the full range, depth and quality of a folk art collection 90 years in the making. Photographs of 1,115 Pensylvania German ceramics and glass, furniture and household objects, books, tools and implements, textiles and basketry, are accompanied by individual descriptions when known, artist, date and place of manufacture. Objects are arranged according to medium: wood, metal, ceramics, glass, horn, eggshell, basketry, textiles and paper. A biographical index of makers and artist and English translations of inscriptions are included. This comprehensive reference tool is invaluable for art historians, genealogists, and collectors.
