History and 200 photographs (56 in color) of thirty examples of early New England religious architecture, from 1681 to 1830. Beautiful photographs capture the buildings in the various seasons of the year.

Ladurie uses the short tale of Jean-l'ont-pris, written circa 1756 by Jean Baptiste Castor Fabre, a priest at Aubais, as a basis for an examination of Occitan literature, of the society and customs of the Pays d'Oc, and as a window through which the imaginative life of the peasant can be discerned. 597 pages.

"The photographs provide a fascinating, moving montage of a people trying to adapt to a new way of life. . . . William E. Farr's text provides the photographs not only with a historical context but with an illumination that only the best writing can. It is clear from his text that this book is a labor of love, of sympathy, of outrage - and of truth. " --James Welch (from the foreword).

SIGNED by the author on the half-title page! Map and chapter initials by Jose Cisneros. Book designed by Carl Hertzog. The best book on the history of El Paso, period. Jenkins Basic Texas Books #191.

The author shows how you can decorate trays, canisters, chairs, boxes, coffee pots, chests, and other ordinary household articles with the graceful and colorful patterns of traditional country painting. Principal attention is given to Pennsylvania Dutch designs and motifs, and to the German fraktur painting.

Complete step-by-step instructions and pages of helpful drawings and photographs describe every aspect of this art, from the selection of the materials and preparation of the surface to be decorated to the practicing of brush strokes, mixing of colors, and application of the design in the desired size and proportion. Reverse painting on glass is included as well as painting on tin and wood. 34 line plates, 12 photographs, 4 color plates from Fraktur paintings, 7 color photo plates and 4 sketches. x, 132 pages.