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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Earnest, Russell///Earnest, Corinne///Rosenberry, Edward L. |
| Title, Monographic | Flying Leaves and One-Sheets: Pennsylvania German Broadsides, Fraktur and Their Printers |
| Place of Publication | New Castle, Del. |
| Publisher | Oak Knoll Books |
| Date of Publication | 2005 |
| Extent of Work | xiv, 337 |
| Abstract | For almost two centuries, German- and English-language broadsides circulated among Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants throughout Pennsylvania, western Maryland, the Shenandoah Valley, Ohio, and beyond. The 134 illustrations in this book demonstrate the typographical skills of German-language printers in North America from the mid 1750s to 1876. Selected for graphic appeal, range of subject matter, and historic interest, these broadsides show the attitudes and literary appetites of Pennsylvania Germans as expressed in printed matter. Known for their love of color and decoration, Pennsylvania Germans often hand-illuminated broadsides so that many are classified as fraktur. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references p 319-328) and index. --- Donated by Bob Meier, 2013. |
| Call Number | MKI/WHS Z209 P4 E23 2005 |
| MKI Terms | Pennsylvania Dutch -- Social life and customs/ German Americans -- Social life and customs/ Printing -- Pennsylvania -- Pennsylvania Dutch Country -- History/ Broadsides -- Pennsylvania -- Pennsylvania Dutch Country -- History/ 18th century/ 19th century |