The Bible in Iron - or, The Pictured Stoves and Stove Plates of The Pennsylvania Germans

About the author

Henry C. Mercer (1856–1930) was a Harvard-educated archaeologist, artifact collector, writer, and tile maker from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He was a founding member of the Bucks County Historical Society and served as the curator of American and prehistoric archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania Museum.

Summary

Documents and studies colonial-era cast-iron stoves of Pennsylvania German origin. Originally published in 1914.

Product details

• Authors: Henry C. Mercer, Mercer Henry C.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2014
• EAN: 9780271064536
• ISBN: 978-0-271-06453-6
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; ART / History / General, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Silver, Gold & Other Metals, ART / American / General, History of art / art & design styles, History of the Americas, US Northeast: Mid-Atlantic States