Hex Signs

Hex Signs Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols & Their Meaning

Revised and expanded 2nd Edition

Paperback (01 Jan 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

  • Helps us to understand hex signs as no other work on the subject ever has.-Simon Bronner, author of Following Tradition
  • A landmark in the study of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art.-Henry Glassie, author of The Spirit of Folk Art

    A revised and expanded edition of the classic work on hex-sign barn decorations, offering insight into their various forms, geographical spread, European origins, evolution in Pennsylvania, and current use in tourism, advertising, and regional art. The authors explore the meaning of the symbols by examining evidence from popular writers, scholars, and contemporary hex-sign painters. Full-color photographs display the grandeur of this Pennsylvania Dutch phenomenon.

  • Book information

    ISBN: 9780811727990
    Publisher: Stackpole Books
    Imprint: Stackpole Books
    Pub date:
    Edition: Revised and expanded 2nd Edition
    DEWEY: 745.723
    DEWEY edition: 21
    Language: English
    Number of pages: 86
    Weight: 415g
    Height: 279mm
    Width: 204mm
    Spine width: 8mm