China Bayles's friends and family are urging her to get some rest--and a Kentucky Shaker village seems the ideal place for it. But the restored modern version of the village is plagued with misfortune.
With its beauty and simplicity, Shaker furniture has inspired generations of furniture makers like no other style in the world. This book details the construction and design of some rare and never before seen Shaker furniture created in the village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky. Painstakingly illustrated with drawings and photos of the furniture, ...
In this novel, Mrs. Giles gives us a unique picture of everyday life in a Shaker village, one of the experiments in utopian communal living that are a part of American history. Realistically but with understanding, she shows us a society animated not only by saintliness but by bigotry and ordinary human frailties. She also shows us why utopia ...
This is the first salt & pepper shaker book for Gene Florence. Over 5,000 full color photos are featured. Categories include advertising products, animals, Christmas, decorative, ethnic groups, famous characters, gambling, glass, heads, lamps and lighting, metal, miniature, musical, nodders, Occupied Japan, plastic/celluloid, pottery, religious, ...
Written by the Shale Shaker Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, originally of the American Association of Drilling Engineers, the authors of this book are some of the most well-respected names in the world for drilling. The first edition, "Shale Shakers and Drilling Fluid Systems", was only on shale shakers, a very important ...
In words and photos you will meet the Shaker artisans of the past, visit their communities, see their handiwork and appreciate the Shaker spirit that is part of every Shaker basket and be introduced to the traditional tools and techniques used. Then in more than 300 clear step-by step photos learn the process of making your own
A general history of the Shakers from their origins in 18th-century England to the 1990s. Drawing on written and oral testimony, it looks at the movement, their leaders, the early years and expansion into the West, their growth before the Civil War, their decline and their revival after 1950.
The author uses no repeats from her first three editions. Salt and pepper shakers were made by virtually every pottery and porcelain manufacturer in the U.S. This guide contains these manufacturers and more. Over 800 full-color photos, complete descriptions, and of course, current values, make this a welcome new release.
Thousands of figural and novelty shakers are photographed in color -- animals, clowns, birds, children, and more. This book features large photos and an easy-to-use format to help aid in identification.
Novelty salt and pepper shakers were made in most every size and shape imaginable and are considered hot collectibles on today's market. Helene Guarnaccia's four-volume series provides detailed color photographs, complete descriptions, interesting facts, and current values for thousands of collectible shakers. Each volume contains hundreds of ...
Mark Sternum, at 36, faces several crises: he is fired from his job, his long-lost father shows up on his doorstep, and he becomes obsessed with an elderly Shaker sister and her visionary gifts.
Collecting salt and pepper shakers is a hobby with a little something for everyone. Whether you fancy figurals, go-togethers, hangers, kissers, nesters, stackers or long-boys, you'll quickly discover the pricing and identifying details you need in Antique Trader Salt and Pepper Shaker Price Guide. This go-to guide will help you easily assess your ...
Tensions mount in Eldress Rose Callahan's Shaker village with the mysterious death of one of a group of visiting "reformers, " found hanging from a tree. Rose suspects there may be a killer in their midst.
The Shakers endlessly fascinate us; they seem always to offer something new. We are drawn again and again to their philosophy of simple, resourceful living, to their artifacts, and to their architecture, music, furniture, and agriculture. This book explores the Shakers' herb gardening heritage. It combines colorful history, practical growing and ...
This colorful, vibrant-revision of a vintage treatise on Shaker medicinal herbs documents how the Shakers used 300 plants, shrubs, and trees, medicinally and otherwise. This edition features a foreword by Brother Arnold Hadd of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker society, botanical drawings painted in 1880 by Sister Cora Helena Sarle, plus illustrations ...
This is the most comprehensive guide to salt and pepper shaker series ever published. Never before have so many shaker series been pictured in one book. Shown in full color are more than 850 sets, making up more than 125 series. Included are well-known names such as Rosemeade, Ceramic Arts, Lefton, Enesco, and more. Measurements, manufacturers, ...
Shaker style reaches the garden with this combination of real Shaker horticultural principles and inspirational projects that will bring practical and simple beauty to outdoor spaces. The Shaker Garden is a functional guide to creating a beautiful and productive garden, or adapting part of an existing design. Sound horticultural information ...
Sabbathday Lake, founded in 1794, is one of the 19 original Shaker sites in America. Whilst all the other sites are now just historical re-creations, this small hamlet in Maine continues to thrive as a vital centre for the Shaker faith in the 21st century. "A Place in Time" is a stunning collection of photographs by renowned photographer Stephen ...
In this groundbreaking study, art historian John T. Kirk casts new light on the Shakers, describing how their beliefs, religious practices, and daily life have influenced all of their arts. Using previously unpublished documents, Kirk gives voice and presence to these remarkable people and breathes life into their world. 277 illustrations, 82 in ...
"An Ordered Love" is the first detailed study of sex roles in the utopian communities that proposed alternatives to monogamous marriage: The Shakers (1779-1890), the Mormons (1843-90), and the Oneida Community (1848-79). The lives of men and women changed substantially when they joined one of the utopian communities. Louis J. Kern challenges the ...
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