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Flying leaves and one-sheets : Pennsylvania German broadsides, Fraktur, and their printers

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15551
Author
Earnest, Russell D.
Edition
1st ed.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
686.2 E12
Responsibility
Russell Earnest and Corinne Earnest, with Edward L. Rosenberry.
ISBN
9781584561453 (acidfree)
1584561459 (acid-free)
Author
Earnest, Russell D.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New Castle, Del
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
xiv, 337 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-328) and index.
Subjects
Printing - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Broadsides - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Pennsylvania Dutch
German Americans
Additional Author
Earnest, Corinne P.
Rosenberry, Edward L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
686.2 E12
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God bless this house : the printed house blessings (Haus-Segen) of the Pennsylvania Germans 1780-1921

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo20640
Author
Earnest, Russell D.,
Date of Publication
2015.
Call Number
745.67 E12
Responsibility
Russell D. Earnest, Corinne P. Earnest, and Patricia Earnest Suter.
ISBN
1879311224
9781879311220
Author
Earnest, Russell D.,
Place of Publication
Clayton, DE
Publisher
Russell D. Earnest Associates,
Date of Publication
2015.
Physical Description
128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index.
An example of a house blessing can be found here: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/5861
Summary
This book features printed house blessings, a type of Pennsylvania German broadside that is often classified with fraktur because major fraktur artists decorated them. In fact, as God Bless This House points out, few fraktur artists made freehand examples of these blessings, but some artists designed press-printed examples, and many others added color and freehand artwork to printed sheets.
Subjects
Printing - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Broadsides - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Pennsylvania Dutch
Folk religion - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
House blessings - Pennsylvania.
German Americans
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Additional Author
Earnest, Corinne P.,
Suter, Patricia,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
745.67 E12
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The Pennsylvania German broadside : a history and guide

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15201
Author
Yoder, Don.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
398.089 Y54
Responsibility
Don Yoder.
ISBN
0271026790 (acidfree paper)
Author
Yoder, Don.
Place of Publication
University Park, PA
Publisher
Penn State University Press for the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania German Society,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
xviii, 367 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Series
Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society ; v. 39. Pennsylvania German history and culture series ; no. 6
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Song and ballad broadsides -- The broadside and customs of the year -- Political and military broadsides -- Medical broadsides -- Sale bills, advertisements, and bookplates -- Dialect broadsides and community events -- Religious broadsides -- House-blessings and heaven-letters -- The broadside and the rites of passage -- Prints : the picture world of the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Summary
"Fifteenth-century Germany was the birthplace of movable type and of one of its powerful consequences, the broadside. These mass-produced printed sheets allowed both the Renaissance and the Reformation to spread with previously unimaginable speed, and when German immigrants made their way to North America, the cultural significance of the broadside followed.The author defines a broadside as any piece of paper printed on one side that is intended to be given away or sold. Where some experts have narrowed the definition of the broadside to focus primarily on song and ballad broadsides, Professor Yoder’s definition encompasses a much wider range of material. In this more comprehensive approach to the medium, not only “street literature” but also such documents as elegies, spiritual testaments, and certificates of birth, baptism, confirmation, and marriage are all considered legitimate broadsides that tie the individual to the culture of the community. After tracing the migration of the broadside from Germany to America, the author dedicates each of ten chapters to a specific broadside subject." [publisher's comments]
Subjects
Printing - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Broadsides - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Pennsylvania Dutch
German Americans
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
398.089 Y54
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Pennsylvania German fraktur and printed broadsides : a guide to the collections in the Library of Congress

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15652
Corporate Author
Library of Congress.
Date of Publication
1988.
Call Number
740 P415L
Responsibility
compiled by Paul Conner [sic] & Jill Roberts for the American Folklife Center ; introduction by Don Yoder.
ISBN
0844406007
Corporate Author
Library of Congress.
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Library of Congresss : For sale by the American Folklife Center,
Date of Publication
1988.
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Series
Publications of the American Folklife Center ;
Notes
Includes indexes.
Bibliography: p. 46-47.
Subjects
Library of Congress - Catalogs.
Fraktur art - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Pennsylvania Dutch
Pennsylvania Dutch
Broadsides - Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Additional Author
Connor, Paul.
Roberts, Jill.
Additional Corporate Author
American Folklife Center.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
740 P415L
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