Bucks county fraktur book

Bucks county fraktur in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. Bucks county fraktur hardcover january 1, 2001 by cory m. Pennsylvania german heritage in york county area fraktur. Mercer the european background of pennsylvanias fraktur art don yoder the fraktur texts and pennsylvaniagerman spirituality don yoder bucks county in the age of fraktur terry a. Fraktur drawings were executed in ink andor watercolors and are found in a wide variety of forms. Kutztown, pa the pennsylvania german society and the bucks county historical society, 2001. The pennsylvania germans have long been renowned for their tremendously diverse, colorful, and often whimsical folk art fig. Comparison of the bookplate with a nearly identical example firmly attributable to kulp fig. Doylestown, pa bucks county historical society and pennsylvania german society, 2001. Americana folk art fraktur 1867 distlefink liebesvogel pa. Historical society and the pennsylvania german society isbn 091112201x, lccn 20012658, oclc 33429121. Using both words and images, the author, a native bucks countian, paints an. This is the official facebook page of bucks county, pa.

See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Ymca of bucks county is a charitable, nonprofit organization committed to strengthening our communities through membership and programs that foster youth development, healthy living and social responsibility for all. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Bucks county fraktur download bucks county fraktur ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Insights into lancaster mennonite history and theology. The library is governed by a 7member board appointed by the county commissioners. With over 30 pages of hand drawn staffs and german text lyrics. Richly and profusely illustrated, this volume offers a stunning visual record of various fraktur forms, while also referencing the social and cultural milieu in which they were created. My favorite is a small tape loom created by john drissell for elisabeth stauffer in bucks county. In todays post, janneken smucker discusses fraktur, an art form once popular among the pennsylvania german people fraktur and family records. Perkasie school, hilltown township, bucks county, pennsylvania 1780. Pennsylvania german fraktur illuminated folk art drawings were executed in watercolor and ink and are found in a variety of forms.

This book contains over fifty beautiful color illustrations. Johann adam eyer roster booklet 17791787 pennsylvania. Eyers wideranging influence earns him a place on this page. Rent your books and youll pay, on average, less than half the new textbook price. Numerous pieces of fraktur are attributed to him, including a practice book dated 1816 that contains at least 12 drawingsdecorated pages. Nineteen broad interpretive essays written by a distinguished group of. Most popular audiobooks bucks county free library overdrive. The bucks county fraktur book particularly caught my dlh eye, as on 5271803, about two years before the drawing of the howsmon fraktur book, william howsmon married abigail britton. Bucks county justice center 100 north main street doylestown, pa 18901 phone toll free within bucks county. Bookplate bucherzeichen for anna landes bucks county fraktur. Bucks county historical society, 2000 pp 151165 a stunning bookplate by david kulp, made for student jacob kolbkulp, february 1814. F and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

May 2, 2016 fraktur practice book of mennonite or brethren schoolteacher samuel o. Download bucks county fraktur ebook free in pdf and epub format. Published by the bucks county historical society and the pennsylvania german society, in 1999. Johann adam eyer recorded in his roster book, 17791787 not only the names of the children who attended the birkenseh, hilltown, and deep run mennonite schools in bucks county, pennsylvania, but also inadvertently those for whom he had begun to create tune booklets so that they could learn to sing the melodies used in the hymns at church. Also known as the pennsylvania dutch, they descend from the approximately 80,000 germanspeaking people who had immigrated to pennsylvania by 1775 and who made up about 40 percent of the population in the southeastern part of the state by 1790. The proceedings of an important symposium on fraktur are published along with a beautifully illustrated catalog of pieces from bucks county.

Historical address, sunday, october 23, 1932 by fackenthal, b. The fraktur art of anna weber, mennonite artist, 18141888. How we identify a fraktur artist mennonite heritage center. If that doesnt work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see whats preventing the page from loading. Bucks county fraktur download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Amsler the survival of the mediaeval art of illuminative writing among pennsylvania germans henry c.

Johan adam eyer was not a mennonite but is the best example of a handful of schoolmasters who, while not baptized members of the community, were welcome leaders of its culture. Click download or read online button to get bucks county fraktur book now. A 1810 lehigh county fraktur shows nine birds in a row. Read bucks county fraktur online, read in mobile or kindle. Though this folk art form was produced nearly everywhere german immigrants settled in america during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the museums exhibit focused on those created primarily in bucks county. Attributed to david kulp, bucks county, pennsylvania circa. Fraktur is a highly artistic and elaborate illuminated folk art created by the pennsylvania dutch, named after the fraktur script associated with it. The books 10 essays, contributed by several noted scholars and experts, touch on the spiritual, educational, aesthetic and economic aspects of fraktur. William was the oldest child of john howsmon and martha frost. All of these types of fraktur are included in the extensive fraktur collection at the mhc.

Written and photographed by kathryn finegan clark, bucks county pennsylvania links the past and present through a collection of unique story and nearly 200 stunning fullcolor photographs. New, used or digital books whatever your preference, weve got you covered. Most fraktur are personal records, such as birth and baptismal certificates. The fraktur texts and pennsylvaniagerman spirituality. An 1825 lancaster county fraktur shows the lords prayer inscribed in miniature in a circle in the center of a flower. Americana folk art fraktur 1867 distlefink liebesvogel pa dutch mennonite book. Book sale tulpehocken settlement historical society. Vorschriften writing samples, taufscheine birth and baptismal certificates, as well as marriage and house blessings, book plates, and floral and figurative scenes.

Additionally among an assemblage of graphically beautiful publications, it is outstanding. Click download or read online button to bucks county fraktur book pdf for free now. Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help. A more detailed article about the identification of david kulp was published by joel alderfer in the book bucks county fraktur, edited by cory amsler doylestown, pa. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Pennsylvania german fraktur and manuscripts digital. Bucks county fraktur 9780911122015 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The bucks county, pa map book basic style is detailed and portable. On the delaware in falls township, bucks county, pennsylvania. Fraktur writings and folk art drawings of the schwenkfelder library collection.

The information on the bucks county fraktur book is. Buy bucks county fraktur by cory m amsler online at alibris. Pennsylvania german heritage in york county area fraktur addresses regional fraktur from an historical and cultural context as well as presenting checklists of york county area artists and printers. Along with the beautiful fraktur examples, the museum has on exhibit many related pennsylvania german decorative arts, where we can see shared motifs, such as the ubiquitous distelfink birds, tulips, and hearts, decorating redware plates, painted chests, small boxes, and even cookie cutters. Fraktur are colorful documents made by pennsylvania germans who lived in rural parts of southeastern pennsylvania and the surrounding region during the 1700s and 1800s. The abstract border designs, redandyellow flowers, and pointed leaves are all hallmarks of work by david kulp, a mennonite schoolmaster and fraktur artist who lived in bucks county, pennsylvania. Bucks county in the age of fraktur in bucks county fraktur, edited by cory m. Philadelphia museum of art and the henry francis du pont winterthur museum. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Rare 1834 bucks county anna m frey watercolor fraktur. Pa german society publications annual volume series. Bucks county fraktur 33 2001, hardcover for sale online. Bucks county community college new, used, rental and. Alderfer, bucks county historical society, pennsylvaniagerman society bucks county historical society, 2001 pennsylvania dutch 387 pages.

The bucks county free library is a sevenbranch county library system with locations in bensalem, doylestown, langhorne, levittown, perkasie, quakertown, and yardleymakefield. The book offers a stunning visual account of this folk art from as it was practiced in bucks county and immediate environs. In 1997, the mercer museum presented a major exhibit featuring the pennsylvaniagerman color drawings and decorated manuscripts known collectively as fraktur. The goodluck bird actually a stylized version of the goldfinch of the. Amsler which is the most scholarly and important book in a very impressive group of monographs. A beautiful antique pennsylvania dutch german mennonite fraktur. Fretz anna barbara battle creek bedminster bedminster township blooming glen born branch county bucks county buried calhoun county children christian fretz college congregation creek daretown daughter david deep run mennonite deep run west descendants died doylestown elizabeth erwin farm father fraktur franklin fretz fretz family. The county library system was founded in 1956 by a resolution of the bucks county commissioners. Pennsylvania german fraktur and manuscripts the mission of the free library of philadelphia is to advance literacy, guide learning, and inspire curiosity. Germans read this article for a concise introduction to the basics of fraktur. According to a will registered in bucks county on 4101824 under file no. Musselman 17971867, who was a schoolteacher and fraktur artist. Fraktur german american imprints libguides at franklin. Welcome to the original facebook page for bucks county, pennsylvania.