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Title: Shaker: Life, Work and Art by David June/Larkin Sprigg ISBN: 0-8109-8214-5 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.98 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Connecting the spiritual with the temporal
Comment: June Sprigg's great introduction to the Shakers has happily been reprinted. It is a most beautiful book.
It's rare that something that looks at first glance like a "coffee table book" that should be admired largely for its pictures but that also contains such a thoughtful and illuminating text.
There is no other book that shows as clearly how the Shakers connected practicality and simplicity with elegance and harmony of design. The photographs are subtle, understated but quite lovely to linger over.
It's easy to dismiss the Shakers as a fringe group, and few up us would embrace their doctrine of celibacy. But June Sprigg documents the appeal of their fundamental values: Do all your work as if it was to last for 1,000 years, but live your life as if you knew that the Judgment Day was coming tomorrow. Her ability to articulate this apparent paradox makes this a spiritually moving book.
Buy it as a gift for anyone interested in design, or with a serious interest in religion. And be sure to order two copies--you'll want one yourself.
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautiful book...
Comment: Shaker: Life, Work and Art is a beautiful book. I first saw acopy several years ago and was disappointed to learn that thehardcover version was out of print. The book has short narrative sections that provide insight into Shaker history, work, and communal and spiritual life. One section captures a "typical" day in the life of the Brethren and Sisters. The enlarged font is easy on the eyes and the top of each narrative page is headed by the famous Shaker wall pegs. The narrative sections are separated by numerous pages of high quality, well-captioned color photographs of Shaker crafts, furniture, and architecture. Lots of beautiful pictures! The Shakers legacy still seems to have a profound impact on our contemporary lives in spite of (or perhaps because of) the simplicity of their work and their unusual communal way of life. Although this book does not present a comprehensive history of the Shakers, it does an admirable job of providing an insight into the lives of these interesting people. This book is deserving of any coffee table and should get a lot of attention in your household. END
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Title: Simple Gifts : Lessons in Living from a Shaker Village by June Sprigg ISBN: 0375704329 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 07 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: A Shaker Family Album: Photographs from the Collection of Canterbury Shaker Village by David R. Starbuck, Scott T. Swank, Inc Shaker Village ISBN: 0874518474 Publisher: University Press of New England Pub. Date: 15 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Shaker Design by June Sprigg ISBN: 0393305449 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 1988 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Architecture of the Shakers by Julie Nicoletta, Bret Morgan, Robert P. Emlen ISBN: 088150310X Publisher: Countryman Pr Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Shaker Legacy: Perspectives on an Enduring Furniture Style by Christian Becksvoort, John Sheldon ISBN: 1561582182 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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