Record #:

21867

Author(s):

Bivins, John, Jr.

Abstract:

This article examines the mid-18th century folk art revival of Fraktur, the Germanic art of illuminated manuscripts featuring the Gothic alphabet. Giving particular attention to Moravian collections of Fraktur in North Carolina, the work of one unidentified artist referred to by historians as \"Ehre Vater Artist' is featured.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 1 Issue 2, Nov 1975, p1-23, il, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Fraktur; Moravians--Folk art