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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The practical book of early American arts and crafts

The practical book of early American arts and crafts

Donaldson Eberlein, Harold

Paperback

Folk & Outsider ArtGeneral Construction & RenovationGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9353708028
ISBN13: 9789353708023
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 428
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.95 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before America had factories, it had hands. See the past, touch craft. Harold Donaldson Eberlein's The Practical Book of Early American Arts and Crafts opens a richly observed doorway into 17th-18th century America, where homes were shaped by necessity, pride, and ingenuity. With the eye of a seasoned connoisseur, Eberlein surveys early American furniture, colonial American textiles, metalwork, ceramics, and domestic finishes, building a vivid decorative arts history from the objects people lived with every day. The book works equally well as an illustrated antiques guide and as a crafts and design reference: clear descriptions, period context, and visual detail help you recognise forms, motifs, and construction, whether you are browsing a market stall or planning sympathetic interiors. It is a steady companion for makers, curators, and restorers, attuned to proportion, tool marks, and the practical beauty of honest materials too. Expect folk art traditions alongside refined work, and a grounded sense of colonial America material culture, from farmhouse to town house, including the lines and surfaces that echo early American architecture. First published when the American colonial revival was reshaping taste, this classic still sharpens how we read antiques and the stories they carry. It speaks to newcomers seeking home decor inspiration, and to serious buyers wanting an antiques collectors reference with authority and restraint. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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