Book Description
Showcases traditions, crafts, recipes, and customs from throughout three hundred years of American Christmas celebrations, with photographs and descriptions of holiday festivities in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.
Author : Karen Kostyal
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 22,48 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426308671
Showcases traditions, crafts, recipes, and customs from throughout three hundred years of American Christmas celebrations, with photographs and descriptions of holiday festivities in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.
Author : The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 33,83 MB
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1493044524
“Christmas is come, hang on the pot, Let spits turn round, and ovens be hot; Beef, pork, and poultry, now provide, To feast thy neighbours at this tide; Then wash all down with good wine and beer, And so with mirth conclude the YEAR.” So wrote an anonymous poet in the 1765 edition of the Virginia Almanack, published in Williamsburg. Drawing on eighteenth-century traditions, Colonial Williamsburg has become famous for its celebrations of the Christmas season. In Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area—and in the pages of this lavishly illustrated book—you’ll find wreaths and roping crafted from greenery, fruit, and other natural materials; boards groaning under the weight of holiday fare; cressets warming the streets and candles flickering in the windows of the town’s homes and taverns; fireworks lighting up such iconic buildings as the Capitol and the Governor’s Palace. In colonial times and today, Christmas in Williamsburg not a day but a season—and one this book lets you experience throughout the year.
Author : Susan Hight Rountree
Publisher : Colonial Williamsburg
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 26,34 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780879350857
Superb photography, descriptive text, and 27 charming color drawings present ideas and how-to's for creating wreaths, cones, swags, roping, and other holiday decorations for mantels, stairways, windows, and tables.
Author : Libbey Hodges Oliver
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,49 MB
Release : 1999-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780810945517
A celebration of the colonial Christmas shows the many faces of the season.
Author : John R. Gonzales
Publisher : Colonial Williamsburg
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 15,29 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780879351960
Author : Donna C. Sheppard
Publisher :
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 41,44 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Christmas
ISBN : 9780879350543
Text and illustrations describe the Christmas decorations and activities in Williamsburg, the restored eighteenth-century capital of the colony of Virginia.
Author : Susan Hight Rountree
Publisher : Colonial Williamsburg
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 23,71 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780879350956
Drawing on the heritage of Virginia hospitality, this book contains a treasure trove of sugges- tions and ow-tos for commemorating special occassions throughout the year. From a winter dinner to a spring wedding, this beautiful book, provides a wealth of flower-arranging, decorating, handicraft, and cooking ideas.
Author : George Humphrey Yetter
Publisher : Colonial Williamsburg
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 13,24 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 9780879350772
George Yetter's informative text describes why Williamsburg was founded and flourished during the colonial period. He traces the deterioration that followed when the capital moved to Richmond in 1780, and concludes with the exciting story of how Williamsburg's past was saved. Old photographs, daguerreotypes, watercolors, sketches, and maps capture "pre-restoration" Williamsburg. Lovely color "after" photographs show that the vision and dream have been fulfilled.
Author : K. M. Kostyal
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 27,4 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 142630868X
Showcases traditions, crafts, recipes, and customs from throughout three hundred years of American Christmas celebrations, with photographs and descriptions of holiday festivities in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.
Author : M. Kent Brinkley
Publisher : Colonial Williamsburg
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 50,37 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780879351588
""The Gardens of Colonial Williamsburg" features twenty gardens in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. Stunning photography complements the text and detailed garden plans identify the plantings in each garden. Experience the sights, colors, and textures found in Colonial Williamsburg's gardens each season of the year."--Book jacket.