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A QUIET SPIRIT
AMISH QUILTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF CINDY TIETZE AND STUART HODOSH |
| By: |
Donald B. Kraybill, Patricia T. Herr, Jonathan Holstein |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£45.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0930741528 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780930741525 |
| Publisher: |
FOWLER MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY,U.S. |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Description: |
The authors explore the delicate tension between traditional and social change in Amish life, documenting the remarkable creative variation and individual expression Amish women achieve in their quilts despite the unique proscriptions of the particular communities. |
| Synopsis: |
The authors explore the delicate tension between traditional and social change in Amish life, documenting the remarkable creative variation and individual expression Amish women achieve in their quilts despite the unique proscriptions of the particular communities. Rare photographs of the Amish by Susan Einstein capture glimpses of a culture that shuns the camera yet fascinates the outside world. |
| US Grade: |
College Graduate Student and over |
| Illustrations: |
photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |