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Book Canterbury Shaker Village   Shaker Table

Download or read book Canterbury Shaker Village Shaker Table written by Shaker Village, Inc and published by . This book was released on 200? with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brochure providing visitor information about the Shakers, the village, the museum store, and the restaurant.

Book Neither Plain Nor Simple

Download or read book Neither Plain Nor Simple written by David R. Starbuck and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2004 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canterbury Shaker Village, located in Canterbury, New Hampshire, just northeast of Concord, has seen more archeological research than any other Shaker community. David R. Starbuck has been digging there for over a quarter of a century. Beginning in 1978, Starbuck and his team mapped some 600 acres of the village, preparing sixty-one base maps, as well as dozens of drawings of foundations and mill features. Accompanying the maps were several hundred archeological site reports describing the history and present condition of every field, dump, foundation, wall, path, and orchard within the community. These documents offered the first comprehensive look at both the built and natural environment of any Shaker village. This above-ground study—with much updating—forms the second part of this volume. Through the 1980s, grant funding was available chiefly for above-ground recording and only rarely for excavating. Still, from the beginning Starbuck and his team speculated about what types of unexpected artifacts might be found if excavations were conducted in the Shaker dumps or in the nicely-manicured lawns behind the village’s communal dwellings. With the 1992 death of Sister Ethel Hudson, the community’s last surviving member, it seemed clear that Canterbury Shaker Village represented an unparalleled opportunity to use archeology as a cross-check on surviving nineteenth-century historical records and visitors’ accounts. The Canterbury Shakers constitute one of the very best test cases for historical archeology precisely because they were a society that tightly controlled their internal descriptions of themselves. Because we know what the Shakers expected of themselves, we can use excavations to determine whether they actually lived up to their own ideals. Excavations into various dumps began in 1994. In the Second Family blacksmith shop foundation, for example, Starbuck discovered thousands of pipe wasters—evidence that the Canterbury Shakers manufactured red earthenware tobacco pipes for sale to the World’s People. The Shakers’ hog house contained numerous ceramics and glass bottles; at another dump almost a hundred stoneware bottles for beer or ginger beer were unearthed along with whisky flasks, perfume bottles, and false teeth. These new artifacts contradict the popular image of the Shakers as plain, simple, and otherworldly, thereby challenging existing paradigms about the nature of Shaker society. Starbuck’s findings suggest that Shaker consumption practices were highly complex and that Shakers were perhaps more "human" than previously imagined. Neither Plain nor Simple, which brings together the original site maps with his most recent findings, will serve as the definitive archeological investigation of the Canterbury Shakers and their lifeways, and function as a model for similar archeological studies of communal societies.

Book Welcome to Canterbury Shaker Village

Download or read book Welcome to Canterbury Shaker Village written by Shaer Village, Inc and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visitor information about the Shakers and Canterbury Shaker Village.

Book Canterbury Shaker Village

Download or read book Canterbury Shaker Village written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Shaker Village

    Book Details:
  • Author : Raymond Bial
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2021-12-14
  • ISBN : 0813188938
  • Pages : 52 pages

Download or read book The Shaker Village written by Raymond Bial and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shaker faith is estimated to have had a total of fewer than 20,000 members across its 250-year history, yet more than 100,000 people visit the various Shaker villages and museums scattered across the eastern United States every year. We are still fascinated with the world of the Shakers, and authentic examples of Shaker architecture, furniture, and crafts are prized wherever they remain. In The Shaker Village, author and photographer Raymond Bial brings readers the history of the Shaker religion and an examination of the Shaker way of life, which was based on cooperation and self-sufficiency. Each Shaker village was built with the goal of creating a heaven on earth for its inhabitants. The Shaker people were among the first in America to apply science and new learning directly to traditional farming and homekeeping. They invented or improved significantly upon designs of many farm and household items, including some still used today: the flat broom, the slotted spoon, the circular saw, and the idea of selling gardening seeds in packets. Although each Shaker community was self-supporting, the Shakers' success at applying their core values—simplicity, utility, and tranquility—carried Shaker villages to a point of abundance: they were able to export their beautiful furniture, delicious foods, and superior wares to the outside world, where they have been appreciated ever since. The Shaker Village is generously illustrated with Bial's evocative photographs of buildings and artifacts from the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, one of the largest and best-preserved Shaker sites. The Shaker movement reached its peak in the mid-nineteenth century. Membership began to drop with the onset of the Civil War, and as the new promise of industrialization began to take hold in America, Shaker numbers steadily dwindled. Although the Shaker religion has all but departed, The Shaker Village captures a revelatory glimpse of a legacy that still resounds with modern Americans.

Book Introducing the Shakers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Diana Van Kolken
  • Publisher : Gabriel's Horn Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • Release : 1985
  • ISBN : 9780911861044
  • Pages : 68 pages

Download or read book Introducing the Shakers written by Diana Van Kolken and published by Gabriel's Horn Publishing Company, Incorporated. This book was released on 1985 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Simple Beauty

Download or read book Simple Beauty written by William C. Ketchum and published by Todtri Productions. This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 130 illustrations. The Shakers' spirit burns brightly through their legacy of design and architecture, represented by the images of Shaker buildings and their furnishings found in this book. From furniture, rugs, and clothing to useful objects such as baskets, boxes, and tools amd from tinware to textiles, Shaker arts and crafts remain as a precious and vital contribution to American cultural life. An informative text presents lively historical anecdotes of this most fascinating of religious sects, accompanied by 130 full-color photographs illustrating Shaker design and workmanship.

Book Shaker Daybook

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  • Author : David Larkin
  • Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
  • Release : 1992
  • ISBN : 9780395645130
  • Pages : 116 pages

Download or read book Shaker Daybook written by David Larkin and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1992 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 19th-century Shaker communities came beautifully crafted buildings, furniture, tools, and other artifacts admired throughout the world. In the tradition of its bestselling predecessor Shaker: Life, Work, and Art, this book evokes the very special flavor of the Shaker way of life. 52 full-color illustrations.

Book The Story of the Shakers  Revised Edition

Download or read book The Story of the Shakers Revised Edition written by Flo Morse and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a new introduction, a compassionate look at a religious movement that shaped America “Put your hands to work and your hearts to God,” Mother Ann Lee told her spiritual children more than 200 years ago. Today, as the number of Shakers has dwindled to only a handful, the story of the Shakers has never been more important to record and understand. In this classic book featuring a brand-new introduction, Flo Morse offers a stimulating, graceful summary of Shaker beliefs and the way of life that still endures among a chosen few.

Book Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Shaker Furniture written by Timothy D. Rieman and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents Shaker furniture from communities in New England, Ohio, and Kentucky throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Free-standing tables, chairs, desks, boxes, and case clocks and built-in cupboards and cases of drawers are included. The text provides a detailed account of Shaker history, culture, and religion. Further, it examines Shaker design and tools, reporting new research on the Shaker color palette.

Book From the Canterbury Shakers

Download or read book From the Canterbury Shakers written by Proper Shaker Collection and published by . This book was released on 188? with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Shaker Kitchen

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jeffrey S. Paige
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2000-02
  • ISBN : 9780967809502
  • Pages : 205 pages

Download or read book The Shaker Kitchen written by Jeffrey S. Paige and published by . This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Shaker Kitchen

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jeffrey Paige
  • Publisher : Clarkson Potter Publishers
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9780517588383
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Shaker Kitchen written by Jeffrey Paige and published by Clarkson Potter Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh indigenous ingredients become sublime dishes in this collection of simple recipes from Canterbury Shaker Village, a historic Shaker community in New Hampshire. Jeffrey S. Paige, who learned cooking techniques and philosophy directly from the last living Shakers, offers more than 100 recipes for Shaker-inspired soups and chowders, salads and dressings, breads, meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and desserts. 45 black-and-white photographs.

Book Complete Book of Shaker Furniture

Download or read book Complete Book of Shaker Furniture written by Timothy Rieman and published by . This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth introduction to Shaker history, culture, and religion, followed by 340 objects and historic photographs by community of origin.

Book Annual report  of The Canterbury Shakers

Download or read book Annual report of The Canterbury Shakers written by Canterbury Shakers and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Shakers

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  • Author : Shaker Village (N.H.)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 188?
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 4 pages

Download or read book Shakers written by Shaker Village (N.H.) and published by . This book was released on 188? with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes a brief discussion of the Shakers of Canterbury Shaker Village, and a sermon (p. 2-4).

Book Inspired Innovations

Download or read book Inspired Innovations written by M. Stephen Miller and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2010 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the Shakers' innovative spirit that informed their legendary craftsmanship and led to a broad array of creations