The Shakers : history, culture & craft
Herzberg, Lesley2015
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This volume illustrates the handicrafts of the Shakers, who sought to create a heaven on earth through a combination of worship and diligent work. Practical yet attractive, their furniture, textiles, tools and machinery are utterly distinctive, and have become famous the world over as some of the greatest exemplars of form following function.
Main title:
The Shakers : history, culture & craft / Lesley Herzberg.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Shire, 2015.
Collation:
64 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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ISBN:
9780747814627 (pbk)
Dewey class:
289.8
Language:
English
BRN:
1829306