One of the ways in which the Mennonites, Moravians and other German farmfolk expressed their joy of living in southeastern Pennsylvania was in the adornment of documents (Fraktur and Vorschrift), samplers, house blessings, Valentines, furniture, needlework, walls and other craft examples with floral borders, hearts, tulips, doves and other motifs in vivid abundance. The designs reproduced faithfully here are not the commercial hex signs seen at roadside stands but the authentic art of the Pennsylvania German culture.
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coloring book,
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This review is from: Pennsylvania Dutch Designs (International Design Library) (Paperback)
While there are nice examples of Fraktur in this book, they are all line drawings in black and white, much like a coloring book. I did not realize this book would be pictures only, and basically intended to be used for coloring or stencil work.
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This book shows great drawn in and filled pen and ink pattern artwork,
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If you like drawn in and filled in patterns of different geometric shapes on tulips, hearts, birds, people hair and clothes, etc.,with pen and ink then you will love this book. Pennsylvania Duth Designs by Rebecca McKillip gives a brief history of the reason why its called Dutch and not Deutsch. My favorite is the people and the woman hair that done in different patterns of pen and ink drawing. This is a good book for pen and ink artist and others that are interested in Pennsylvania Dutch history and designs.
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I bought this book for the designs and was not looking for a historically informative text - that I can get else where but in the meantime I have some wonderful designs to expand upon for rug hooking projects. Thanks to the author for the great addition to my library.
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