Description
The Pennsylvania Dutch are noted for the beautifully designed and hand-lettered documents known as fraktur. These include birth and marriage certificates, family trees, bookplates, awards, and house blessings. Leading fraktur artist Ruthanne Hartung adapts the craft to modern tastes and needs in this practical how-to book, with information on tools, step-by-step instructions, ideas for design, lettering and coloring techniques, and a variety of projects. An assortment of traditional patterns to apply to personal frakturs are included.
About the Author
Ruthanne Hartung was a fraktur artist for more than thirty years. She was a juried member of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen and was selected as one of the top 200 traditional American craftsmen by Early American Life magazine.
Book Information
ISBN 9780811771351
Author Ruthanne Hartung
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint Stackpole Books
Publisher Stackpole Books
Weight(grams) 417g
Dimensions(mm) 272mm * 217mm * 7mm