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Author Ioannou, Noris, 1947-

Title The Barossa folk : Germanic furniture and craft traditions in Australia / Noris Ioannou
Published Sydney : Craftsman House, 1995

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 W'BOOL  749.2994232 Ioa/Bfg  AVAILABLE
Description 368 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Contents Introduction. Old world traditions -- 2. Into the hinterland : artisan or farmer-craftsman? -- 3. Cabinetmakers of the German villages -- 4. Tulips and castles : Launer's story -- 5. A clan of cabinetmakers : the Schaedels of Nuriopta -- 6. Succeeding cabinetmakers : 1800s-1900s -- 7. Barossa Biedermeier : Germanic-Australian furniture traditions -- 8. Folk bushcraft : primitive, naive, makeshift -- 9. In the footsteps of potter Hoffmann -- 10. The village potter in transition -- 11. The woven arts : for home and church -- 12. An abundance of folk art and craftworks -- 13. Rebirth : the craftsman's role, then and now -- Appendices 1-3, Maps 1-6
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-362) and index
Subject Cabinetmakers -- Australia -- Barossa Valley (S.A.)
Decoration and ornament -- Australia.
Folk art -- Germany.
Furniture -- Styles.
Decorative arts -- Australia -- Barossa Valley (S.A.)
Furniture -- Australia -- Barossa Valley (S.A.)
Germans -- Material culture -- Australia -- Barossa Valley (S.A.)
Germans -- Material culture.
Germans -- Australia -- Social life and customs.
ISBN 9766410003