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The arts and architecture of German settlements in Missouri : a survey of a vanishing culture
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- Creator
- Charles van Ravenswaay
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press, 1977
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 533 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 29 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780826202024, 0826202020
- OCLC
- ocm02424720
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages [513]-518.
- Pt. 1. The great migration. The beginnings of German settlement ; The emigration societies ; The immigration of individuals ; Objects brought by the immigrants -- pt. 2. Buildings. Background ; Log construction ; Frame construction ; Stone construction ; Brick construction ; Barns ; Designers and builders -- pt. 3. The crafts, objects for domestic use. The craftsmen ; Furniture ; Musical instruments ; Wood carving ; Baskets ; Firearms ; Tin and copperware ; Stonecutting and carving ; Textiles ; Pottery ; Drawings, prints, and paintings ; Miscellaneous crafts