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The Shakers
Language: en
Pages: 68
Authors: Lesley Herzberg
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-10 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Shaker handicrafts' dignified simplicity is perhaps our greatest example of form following function. An off-shoot of Quakerism, the Shakers sought to create a h
Simple Gifts
Language: en
Pages: 150
Authors: Garden Way Publishing
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher: Storey Books

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In this fascinating book, master craftspeople from the Hancock and Canterbury Shaker Villages share their skills and knowledge about how to use Shaker technique
Shaker Design
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: June Sprigg
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Type: BOOK - Published: 1986 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Having lived and worked with surviving Shakers of Maine and New Hampshire, June Sprigg has drawn objects from forty collections to celebrate the Shaker traditio
The Shaker Experience in America
Language: en
Pages: 574
Authors: Stephen J. Stein
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-01-01 - Publisher: Yale University Press

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Draws on oral and written testimony to trace the history and evolution of the Shakers, set within the broader context of American life
Selling Shaker
Language: en
Pages: 415
Authors: Stephen Bowe
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-01-01 - Publisher: Liverpool University Press

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The simple yet striking lines of Shaker design grace much of the furniture we see in high-end department stores, and beautiful examples of it adorn the pages of