Nativities of the World - Hardcover

Susan Topp Weber

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 142363246X ISBN 13: 9781423632467

Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc, 2013

Synopsis

"Nativities from around the world in a dazzling variety of styles Nearly one hundred nativities from all over the world-most of which have never before appeared in any book-are collected here. Artisans from locales as diverse as the Czech Republic, Guyana, Burkina Faso, and Bangladesh are represented. There are nativities made with materials ranging from hand-carved wood, blown glass, and wool, to more unique materials such as salt dough, dried maguey cactus, and recycled bicycle parts. The artistry, ingenuity, and diversity of these creations are greatly prized by thousands of nativity collectors worldwide, many of whom have graciously allowed pieces from their own collections to be photographed for this book.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan Topp Weber has owned and operated Susan's Christmas Shop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for more than thirty years. She has a prized collection of nativities herself, which began with a gift in 1965, and has sold nativities at her shop since 1978. She is the author of Christmas in Santa Fe."

From the Inside Flap:

NEARLY ONE HUNDRED NATIVITIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD--most of which have never before appeared in any book--are collected here. Artisans from locales as diverse as the Czech Republic, Guyana, Burkina Faso, and Bangladesh are represented, working with materials ranging from hand-carved wood, blown glass, and wool, to more unique materials such as salt dough, dried maguey cactus, and recycled bicycle parts. The artistry, ingenuity, and diversity of these creations are greatly prized by thousands of nativity collectors worldwide, many of whom have graciously allowed pieces from their own collections to be photographed for this book.

SUSAN TOPP WEBER has owned and operated Susan's Christmas Shop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for more than thirty years. She has a prized collection of nativities herself, which began with a gift in 1965, and has sold nativities at her shop since 1978. She is the author of Christmas in Santa Fe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 142363246X
• ISBN 13: 9781423632467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160