Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest

In the field of art and antiques, few books survive the test of time to become regarded as "classics." Monroe Fabian's 1978 edition of The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest is such a work. With more than two hundred fifty illustrations, this book is a visual feast. Now, more than twenty-five years later, this book still stands as the only significant work on the subject. It is the preeminent encyclopedia of Pennsylvania German blanket chests. Collectors, scholars and curators rely upon these images to identify the accepted standard of decorated chests. Fabian's thoroughness in identifying so many different chests means that readers have a suitable beginning point for comparing examples that they own or may come to view. With this edition, new color photography has been obtained for many of the original chests. Also, where recent scholarship has produced new information, attributions and other information has been corrected. With a new foreword and updated photography, including an expanded color section and several new examples, this volume will be of interest to collectors, scholars, and all those who have a love of the richly decorated chests made by the Pennsylvania Germans.Heritage Center of Lancaster County Staff is the author of 'Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest ', published 2004 under ISBN 9780764320255 and ISBN 0764320254.