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Author : Christian Becksvoort
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 156158357X
This is a photo gallery of 150 Shaker pieces, many seen here for the first time.
Author : CHRISTIAN. BECKSVOORT
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1004882547
Author : Robert C. Opdahl,Viola E. Woodruff Opdahl
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Music
ISBN : 1584653604
A unique collection of Shaker songs and dances that keeps alive this important musical heritage
Author : New York State Museum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Shaker decorative arts
ISBN : NYPL:33433032017034
Author : Christian Becksvoort
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732210039
Author : John Kassay
Publisher : Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0870232754
A comprehensive, amply illustrated guide illustrates the simple, functional furniture style developed during the Shaker movement--a successful experiment in communitarian living--and traces its evolution from the Colonial styles of New York and New England
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Photography, Artistic
ISBN : OCLC:22864947
Author : Stephen Bowe,Peter Richmond
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846310089
The simple yet striking lines of Shaker design grace much of the furniture we see in high-end department stores, and beautiful examples of it adorn the pages of Architectural Digest and House Beautiful. How did this style evolve from its origins in a humble, small religious community to the international design phenomenon it is today? This illustrated study explores the emergence of the Shaker style and how it was vigorously promoted by scholars and artists into the prominence it now enjoys. The heart of the Shaker style lies in the religious movement founded in the eighteenth century, where Stephen Bowe and Peter Richmond begin their chronicle. From there, the authors chart the evolution of the style into the twentieth century—particularly in the hands of design media, scholars, and art institutions. These Shaker “agents” repositioned Shaker style continuously—from local vernacular to high culture and then popular culture. Drawing on a rich array of sources, including museum catalogs, contemporary design magazines, and scholarly writings, Selling Shaker illustrates in detail how the Shaker style entered the general design consciousness and how the original aesthetic was gradually diluted into a generic style for a mass audience. A wholly original and fascinating study of American design and consumption, Selling Shaker is a unique resource for collectors, scholars, and anyone interested in the cultural history of a design aesthetic.
Author : Raymond Bial
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813150086
The Shaker faith is estimated to have had a total of fewer than 20,000 members across its 250-year history, yet more than 100,000 people visit the various Shaker villages and museums scattered across the eastern United States every year. We are still fascinated with the world of the Shakers, and authentic examples of Shaker architecture, furniture, and crafts are prized wherever they remain. In The Shaker Village, author and photographer Raymond Bial brings readers the history of the Shaker religion and an examination of the Shaker way of life, which was based on cooperation and self-sufficiency. Each Shaker village was built with the goal of creating a heaven on earth for its inhabitants. The Shaker people were among the first in America to apply science and new learning directly to traditional farming and homekeeping. They invented or improved significantly upon designs of many farm and household items, including some still used today: the flat broom, the slotted spoon, the circular saw, and the idea of selling gardening seeds in packets. Although each Shaker community was self-supporting, the Shakers' success at applying their core values -- simplicity, utility, and tranquility -- carried Shaker villages to a point of abundance: they were able to export their beautiful furniture, delicious foods, and superior wares to the outside world, where they have been appreciated ever since. The Shaker Village is generously illustrated with Bial's evocative photographs of buildings and artifacts from the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, one of the largest and best-preserved Shaker sites. The Shaker movement reached its peak in the mid-nineteenth century. Membership began to drop with the onset of the Civil War, and as the new promise of industrialization began to take hold in America, Shaker numbers steadily dwindled. Although the Shaker religion has all but departed, The Shaker Village captures a revelatory glimpse of a legacy that still resounds with modern Americans.
Author : June Sprigg,David Larkin
Publisher : Cassell Illustrated
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Shaker decorative arts
ISBN : 1841880442
Although only a handful of the Brothers and Sisters of America's unique Shaker community are left, the Shaker legacy lives on in the architecture, furniture, crafts and inventions they created. This text discusses the origins and beliefs, the work and daily life of these people.
Author : Kenric J. McKenzie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0956418503
For four centuries, open-minded scholars have been questioning the validity of the most famous English author - William Shakespeare! These groups of scholars have argued that the acknowledged author from Stratford-Upon-Avon may not have written the works attributed to him, and instead believe that "Shake-speare" was a pseudonym for another author. This Novel covers the secret life of the 16th Century English philosopher and statesman, Sir Francis Bacon, one of the strong candidates for the Shakespeare crown. Weaving historical events together with fiction to take the reader on a roller coaster ride as it unravel the long hidden secret life about this enigmatic English figure, you will share the highs and lows of his political career, his life as an English secret agent, secret societies, the hidden secrets of his royal Tudor lineage, loves won and lost, his forays into mysticism, and his hand in the authorship of the works of Shakespeare. Kenric McKenzie, author of Spear-Shaker: Francis Bacon's Legacy.
Author : Paul Rocheleau,June Sprigg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015034259211
The team that introduced Shaker life, work, and design to America and the world, in such successful books as Shaker and Shaker Design, here presents the ultimate visual work on the unique melding of form and function that created the Shaker look. 200 color illustrations.
Author : Stephen J. Paterwic
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781538102312
“Shakerism teaches God’s immanence through the common life shared in Christ’s mystical body.” Like many religious seekers throughout the ages, they honor the revelation of God but cannot be bound up in an unchanging set of dogmas or creeds. Freeing themselves from domination by the state religion, Mother Ann Lee and her first followers in mid-18th-century England labored to encounter the godhead directly. They were blessed by spiritual gifts that showed them a way to live the heavenly life on Earth. The result of their efforts was the fashioning of a celibate communal life called the Christlife, wherein a person, after confessing all sin, through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, can travel the path of regeneration into ever- increasing holiness. Pacifism, equality of the sexes, and withdrawal from the world are some of the ways the faith was put into practice. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Shakers contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on Shaker communities, industries, individual families, and important people. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Shakers.
Author : Stephen J. Paterwic
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780810870567
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, followed Mother Ann Lee to the United States in 1774 when life in England became difficult. In the United States, they established several colonies whose governing principals included celibacy and agrarian communal living. Even at its peak, however, Shakerism claimed only about 4,500 members. Today, except for one active community in Sabbathday, Maine, the great Shaker villages are diminished, but the Shakers left an enduring impact on the religion and culture of the United States. The A to Z of the Shakers relates the history of this fascinating group through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 200 cross-referenced dictionary entries on Shaker communities, industries, individual families, and important people. Every definition, biography, and point of history was submitted to the Shakers at Sabbathday Lake for their review before it was included for publication. As such, the voice of the contemporary Shakers is found in the dictionary, and they have given it their unequivocal endorsement.
Author : Stephen J. Stein
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300059337
The first general history of the Shakers, from their origins in 18th-century England to the present day. Drawing on written and oral testimony by Shakers over the past two centuries, Stein offers a full and often revisionist account of the movement. 57 illustrations.