Hex Signs

by Thomas E. Graves and Don Yoder

Book Overview

Helps us to understand hex signs as no other work on the subject ever has.-Simon Bronner, author of Following Tradition A landmark in the study of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art.-Henry Glassie, author of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525482628
• ISBN13: 9780525482628
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Studio Books
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A good overview

This book is a great introduction to hex symbols and contains some great photos and illustrations. I would recommend it as a starting point for someone who wants to learn more about this art form. It's a quick read but it is filled with information.

Great Information For the Christian Witch

This little gudie is great if you are interested in the Pow Wow practice of Pennsylvania Dutch hexerei. Though these writers are interested in the cultural and commercial aspects of the barn hexes, they do offer an introductory discussion of the hex marks and a brief history of its appearance in teh New World. Totally worth your time to peruse and worth your money to have

Good informitive review of the topic.

The authors take a pragmatic approach to the subject of the many round decorations that have graced barns and homes of Pennsylvania for hundreds of years. Especially among Pennsylvanians of "Deutch" or German ancestry, the fancy round "hex signs" are a cultural identification as well a decoration for their barns. Perhaps these signs also have magickal meaning as a ward or protection. The term "hex" means a magic spell in German, and "hexen" means witch. The authors shy away somewhat from a serious inquiry into the magickal meanings and efficacy of protection hexes. They do offer a collection of good photos of many old and new signs, interviews with current painters and discussion of those available commercially.

Hex Signs:Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols & Their Meaning

"It is an excellent book on history of Pa.Dutch Hex Signs" Colorful and very informative!