Ontario Fraktur: A Pennsylvania-German Folk Tradition in Early Canada Tapa blanda - 1991

Toronto: M.F. Feheley, 1977. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Previous owner's birthday inscription penned to half-title, minor shelf rubbing to the corners, half-inch tear to jacket rear top right corner, small chip to front top left corner, little wear besides. Text is clean. Jacket in new Brodart for preservation. 'This is the first serious study done in Canada of Fraktur, a rich tradition of folk art having its beginnings in Medieval Europe and brought to North America by Germanic settlers fleeing religious persecution. The art of manuscript illumination attained its most exuberant form of expression among the Germanic communities of Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. [The author] examines in detail the major teaching groups who practised at that time and discusses the tradition as it appears in the three founding Mennonite communities in southern Ontario - the Niagara Peninsula, Markham Township and Waterloo County. Further… Leer más

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

M. F. Feheley, 1977. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Toronto, ON: M. F. Feheley Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0919880088 . DJ shows some wear to extremities and rubbing along spine. ; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar. ; 144 pages; "This is the first serious study done in Canada of Fraktur, a rich tradition of folk art having its beginnings in Medieval Europe and brought to North America by Germanic settlers fleeing religious persecution. The art of manuscript illumination attained its most exuberant form of expression among the Germanic communities of Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. Michael Bird examines in detail the major teaching groups who practiced at that time and discusses the tradition as it appears in the three founding Mennonite communities in southern Ontario - the Niagara Peninsula, Markham Township and Waterloo County. Further aspects explored are the calligraphic and pictorial elements of Fraktur, its major decorative uses, and a consideration of Fraktur as… Leer más

Toronto: M.F. Fehely Publishers Limited, 1977. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 144pp., index, biblio., ill. Some wear and creases to DJ..

Fox Chapel Pub, 1991-11. Hardcover. Good.