THE CRÈCHE, A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SOURCES

Abrams, Richard and Hutchinson, Warner A. An Illustrated Life of Jesus New York: Wings Books, 1982 (many paintings of the Nativity) Acker, Helen “The Bronze Doors of Ghiberti” A Christmas Gallery, pp. 42-46 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1970 Allen, Charles L. and Wallis, Charles L When Christmas Came to Bethlehem Westwood, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell, c.1963 (“…unique character studies…” of some of the participants in the manger scene) “An Adobe All Aglow” Country Sampler West. December 1993, pp. 34-39 (Christmas decorating with nacimientos) Araki, Chiyo Origami for Christmas Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1986 (Nativity scene is one of 34 origami creations) Arnaud, Linda The Artful Christmas. Holiday Menus & Festive Collectibles Photography, Michel Arnaud Design & Art Direction, Joel Avirom New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2002 (Nativities: pp. 14-15, 18-21, 26-27, 142) El arte tradicional del Nacimiento Artes de Mexico, Revista libro numero 81, Ano 2006 Mexico D.F.: Artes de Mexico, noviembre de 2006 (“The Traditional Art of the Nativity Scene” –

A complete English version, pages 81-96)

“Artistry and Art of Christmas” Italy Italy Magazine, Year V, No. 9, November, 1987, p. 42

Aspectos de las fiestas navideñas en México: Galería Universitaria Aristos, noviembre 1981-febrero 1982 (Aspects of Christmas Celebrations in Mexico: Galería Universitaria Aristos, November 1981-February 1982) Text in Spanish, English, French México: Coordinación de Humanidades, Centro de Investigación y Servicios Museológicos, 1981 Awalt, Barbe and Rhetts, Paul Charlie Carrillo: Tradition & Soul – Tradición y Alma Albuquerque: LPD Press, 1995 (biography of a southwestern santero) Awalt, Barbe and Rhetts, Paul Our Saints Among Us/ Nuestros Santos entre Nosotros – 400 Years of New Mexican Devotional Art With an essay by Thomas J. Steele, SJ, and Charles M. Carrillo Albuquerque: LPD Press, 1998 (catalog of a traveling exhibit of southwestern santos) Babcock, Barbara A. and Monthan, Guy and Doris The Pueblo Storyteller. Development of a Figurative Ceramic Tradition Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1986

(mentions Nativity makers, but no photos) Bainton, Roland H. Behold the Christ. A portrayal of Christ in words and pictures Author assisted by Sumathi Devasahayam New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, A Collins Associates Book, 1974 (collection of images of Jesus Christ as depicted by artists from the first to the twentieth Centuries – Nativity-related: pp. 34-65). Barbash, Shepard Oaxacan Woodcarving. The Magic in the Trees San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993 (mention, photos of Nativities – many carvers produce) Bauroth, Nan “Away in a Manger” Traditional Home, Holiday 1995, Volume VII, Issue VI, pp. 102-104 (Nativity collection in the Bavarian National Museum)

Bauroth, Nan “The Nativity in Miniature” Christmas. An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Sixty-six, pp. 26-30 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, Publishers, 1996 (cribs from the Bavarian National Museum, Munich) Beckett, Sister Wendy Sister Wendy’s Nativity New York: HarperCollins Publishers in association with Rose Publishing, 1998 (a study of the life of Jesus through the medium of classical paintings) Beckett, Sister Wendy Sister Wendy’s Story of Christmas Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1997 (Christmas story shown through paintings of the Nativity) Beckwith, Barbara “Friends of the Creche” St. Anthony Messenger, December 2002, Volume 110/Number 7, pp. 22-28. Bell, Charles “For Five Decades, Family Upholds Holy Tradition” New York Daily News, December 20, 1997, p.17 (story of the presepio created by Tony Laccitello in his Bronx church and how his grandson followed in his footsteps) Benson, Robert. Text The Night of the Child. Photographs from The Upper Room Museum Nativity Collection Photography by Dean Dixon Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2001 (Nativity photographs, with reflections on the birth of Jesus) Berliner, Rudolf The Christmas Crib: An Introduction to an Exhibition Brooklyn, New York: privately printed essay, 1940 Berliner, Rudolf “The Origins of the Crèche” Gazette des Beaux Arts, vol. 30, 1946, pp. 249-278

Bilz, Hellmut Erzgebirgische Volkskunst. Popular Arts and Crafts from the Erzgebirgische Mountains English text by Eva Wolf no publisher – no date (history of crafts from Germany, including Nativities, with which we are all familiar) Bolz, Diane M. “Art imitates life in the small world of Baroque crèches” Smithsonian Magazine, December 1991, pp. 101-105 Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Mystery of the Holy Night NewYork: The Crossroad Publishing Co., 1996 (illustrated with famous paintings) Book of Christmas, The New York: The Readers Digest Association, Inc., 1973 (The Birth of Christ, pp. 9-32 History of Christmas, pp. 37-68 Christmas Around the World, pp. 277-300) Bordignon Elestici, Letizia Presepi nel Mondo / Nativity Scenes Worldwide Milano: BE-MA Editrice, 1990 (Itinerari d’immagini) (98 pages of Nativity pictures) Borrelli, Gennaro and Fildelfo, Margherita “The Neapolitan Christmas Crèche, A Living Tradition with a Glorious Past” Italy Italy Magazine, Year VI, No. 9, November 15-December 15, 1988 Boyd, E. Popular Arts of Spanish New Mexico Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1974 (Nativity-related representations in various media – Bibliography) Boyd, E. and Breese, Frances New Mexico Santos. How to Name Them Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico, International Folk Art Foundation, 1966 (in the art of the New Mexican santero, how to identify members of the Holy Family and St. Francis of Assisi)

Brenner, Robert Christmas: 1940-1959. A Collector’s Guide to Decorations and Customs Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2002 (Nativities: pp. 44, 136-138) Brenner, Robert Christmas Past. A Collectors’ Guide to its History and Decorations West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1985 (Nativities: pp. 25-27, 49) Brenner, Robert Christmas Revisited West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1986 (Chapter 7, pp. 86-89, 196: “Nativity Scenes Celebrating the Birth of Christ”) Brenner, Robert Christmas Through the Decades. A Guide to Christmas Antiques Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1993 (information on: Nativities 1950s-60s, Putz 1910-1980s - Bibliography) Brenner, Bob “Crèche Scenes – Paper and Cardboard” The Golden Glow of Christmas Past, Volume 11, Issue 5, November, 1990, pp. 71-75 Brenske, Helmut Icons. Windows to Eternity Oberauer, Germany: Berghaus, 1996 Briggs, Charles L. The Wood Carvers of Cordova, New Mexico – Social Dimensions of an Artistic “Revival” Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 1980 Broadway Bill “Virginia Collector Sees World in Folk Art Crèches” Washington Post.com, December 7, 2001 “Hobby That’s Away in a Manger: Los Angeles Times, December 25, 2001, p. E2 “Away in a Manger” Monterey County Herald, December 15, 2001

Brown, Rachel W. N. Adoration Quilts: Applique Nativity Projects Woodinville, Washington: Martingale & Company, 2006 (designs based on Nativity story – manger scene, star, angel, 3 Wise Men, animals, shepherds – as tree skirt, table runner, etc.) Buechner, Frederick The Faces of Jesus New York: A Stearn/Harper and Row Book, 1989 (illustrations, photographs of Ivories to the 20th Century) Burke, Sean P., MM Infant of Joy. Christmas Cribs from Around the World Hong Kong: Maryknoll House, 2006 (showcases collection of Rev. Sean P. Burke MM in 224 pictures) Butz, Geneva M. Christmas Comes Alive! New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1988 (the living crèche of Old First Reformed Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Byfield, Magda “Neapolitan Crib Figures” Spinning Wheel, December, 1976, pp. 26-31 Bynum, Flora Ann L. The Christmas Heritage of Old Salem Williamsburg: The Williamsburg Publishing Co., 1983 (story of German Moravian Christmas, pyramids, putz) Bynum, Flora Ann “The Putzes of Christmas” The State, December, 1983 (story of putzes in general, Old Salem putz, specifically) Cadbury, Betty “Crèche Figures or Dolls of Devotion” Christmas in July – Souvenir Journal, United Federation of Dolls Clubs, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1980

Cali, François Provence, Land of Enchantment Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1965 (general information, photos of Santons) Canadas, Michael “18th-19th Century Neapolitan Crèche Figures” Antique Doll Collector. Volume 2, Number 9. pp. 19-26 Cannon, Elaine The Christmas Crèche Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1998 (devotional readings with Nativity scenes from the collection of Holly Zenger) Carpenter, Denise and Kelsey, Sandra The Nativity (Presepio, Krippe, Crib, Pesebre, Crèche, Nacimiento) The Golden Glow of Christmas Past (catalog for Nativity exhibit at 1990 Golden Glow Convention –

Bibliography) Carpenter, Denise and Kelsey, Sandra “The Nativity” The Golden Glow of Christmas Past, Volume 11, Issue 4, September, 1990, pp. 53-60 Castaldo, Giuseppe “Christmas in Naples” Italy Italy Magazine, Year VII, No. 9, November 15-December 15, 1989, p. 18 (other related articles in same issue) Catello, Marisa Piccoli The Art of the Presepio: The Neapolitan Crib of the Banco di Napoli Collection Naples: Banco di Napoli, 1987 Causa, Raffaello “Miracle Play” with a text by William Butler Yeats photography by Massimo Listra FMR (Magazine) (Franco Maria Ricci) No. 7, December, 1984, First Year, America pp. 67-96 (“All the figures reproduced here are from the collection of the Museo della Certosa de San Martino, Naples.”)

Chalippe, O.F.M., Father Candide The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi New York: P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1918 (contains the story of the Christmas Crib of Greccio) Chalmers, Irena and Friends The Great American Christmas Almanac New York: Viking Studio Books, Penguin Group, 1988 (early U.S. Nativities, pp. 8-12 – celebrations of the season, pp. 49-62) Child Is Born, A London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1994 (paintings of the Madonna) Chrismas, Irma Brown Christmas Trees, Decorations and Ornaments New York: Hearthside Press Incorporated, 1956 (Nativity scenes, pp. 50-94) Christensen, Erwin O. Early American Wood Carving New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1972 (mentions works of New Mexico santeros, putz carver George Huguenin, and others) Christmas. An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1996 (every issue has at least one Nativity-related article – a few are listed in this Bibliography under the name of the author) Christmas Around the World Milwaukee: Ideals Publishing Co., 1958 (each page a different country – many include Nativities) Christmas Around the World - LIFE New York: Time, Inc., November 29, 2004. Volume 4, Number 5 (“The Nativity and the Creche”, pp.32-35 + miscellaneous) Christmas at Home Des Moines, Iowa: Better Homes and Gardens Books, 1992 (directions for making two Nativities, pp. 47-60) Christmas Book, The. A Treasury of the Sights, Sounds, Crafts, Tastes & Joys of the Season San Francisco: Ortho Books, Chevron Chemical Company, 1987

(miscellaneous Nativity information, pp. 13, 92-93) Christmas Crèche, The An exhibit at the San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, California, October 17, 1998 – January 3, 1999 Christmas Crèche, The. A 3-Dimensional Picture Book Bridgeport, Connecticut: WJ Fantasy, Inc., no date (c. 1992/3) (reproduction of children’s theatre scene created by Paul Wagner for the publisher, J.F.Schreiber, in 1888) Christmas Eve. The Nativity Story in Engravings, Verse, and Song Inspired by a handmade book by Carole Taylor Original engravings by Lezle Williams Music arrangements by Robert J. Holub Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2005 Christmas in the American Southwest - Christmas Around the World From World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 1996 (Nativity scenes throughout – story of Las Posadas) Christmas in Australia – Christmas Around the World from World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc. a Scott Fetzer company, 1998 (only vague mentions of Nativities, but is another volume in the “Christmas Around the World”

series by World Book) Christmas in Austria Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia, Inc., 1982 (family krippe, p. 25 - development Austrian krippe, pp. 60-62) Christmas in Belgium – Christmas Around the World from World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 2002) (Nativities, pp. 21-23, 30-34 - story of 1914 Christmas Truce) Christmas in Brazil Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1991 (Nativity displays/plays, pp. 15-20) Christmas in Britain Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1978. 1988 reprint (Canterbury Cathedral, p. 14 – Salisbury Cathedral, p. 61)

Christmas in Canada Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1994 (French Canadians/Acadians, pp. 16, 20, 22-23) Christmas in Colonial and Early America Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia, Inc., 1975 (Moravians, Hurons, p. 22 – French New Orleans, p. 32) Christmas in Denmark – Christmas Around the World from World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 1986 (Christmas traditions) Christmas in Finland – Christmas Around the World from World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 2000 (Christmas Crèche becoming element of Christmas in some homes) Christmas in France Written by Corinne Madden Ross Chicago: World Book-Childcraft International, Inc., 1980 (photos throughout – “Christmas in Provence”, pp. 58-63) Christmas in France Text by Corinne Madden Ross Lincolnwood, Illinois: Passport Books, 1991 (history of crèche coming from Italy, Revolution 1789, Santons, Today, pp. 30-31, 58-63) Christmas in Germany Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia, Inc., 1974 Lincolnwood, Illinois: Passport Books, 1992 (Christmas Art, pp. 56-61) Christmas in Greece Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 2001 (Icons, pp. 18-21 – Nativity-related stories, pp. 28, 38) Christmas in the Holy Land Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1987 (crafts: pretzel Nativity scene, pp. 64-75) Christmas in Ireland Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1985/1988

(home Nativities, pp. 19, 53) Christmas in Italy Text by Corinne Ross Chicago: World Book-Childcraft International, Inc., 1979 Lincolnwood, Illinois: Passport Books, 1991 (development of the presepio from catacombs of 4AD to today – “The fabulous Italian Mangers”, pp. 30-43 – photos throughout) Christmas in Mexico Text by Corinne Ross Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia, Inc., 1976 Lincolnwood, Illinois: Passport Books, 1991 (history and development of the nacimiento, pp. 14-15 – “Nacimientos”, pp. 16-21) Christmas in Miniature. Crèches from around the World Introduction and History of the Crèche in North America by Rev. Matthew Powell, O.P. Texts by Alberto Finizio and Antonella Salvatori Edited by Marco Cupellaro New Haven, Connecticut: Knights of Columbus Museum – In Cooperation with Associazione Italiana Amici del Presepio – Rome, Italy, 2005 (catalog of exhibit at the Knights of Columbus Museum, 2005/2006 – bibliography) Christmas in The Netherlands – From World Book Chicago: World Book-Childcraft International, Inc., A subsidiary of The Scott & Fetzer Company, 1981

(Christmas traditions) Christmas in New England – From World Book Chicago: World Book Encyclopedia, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 1984

(Christmas traditions) Christmas in the Philippines Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1990 (history and development of the belén, pp. 28-31) Christmas in Poland Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1989 (“Szopki: Fairy-Tale Stables”, pp. 58-64) Christmas in Puerto Rico – Christmas Around the World from World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 2003

(Nativities, pp. 11, 30, 31, 37-39, 58 – Three Kings Celebrations) Christmas in Russia Lincolnwood, Illinois: Passport Books, 1993 (icon, p. 12) Christmas in Scotland – Christmas Around the World from World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 2001) (Christmas traditions) Christmas in Spain Text by Valjean McLenighan Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1983 Lincolnwood, Illinois: Passport Books, 1991 (St. Francis at Greccio, development Nativity scenes, customs today, pp., 14-15, 28 – “The Christmas Story in Art”, pp. 56-63 – photos throughout) Christmas in Switzerland – Christmas Around the World from World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 1995 (Nativities and other Christmas Traditions – Bethlehem dioramas at Einsiedeln) Christmas in Today’s Germany Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1993 (family cribs, pp. 36-37) Christmas in Ukraine – Christmas Around the World From World Book Chicago: World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company, 1997 (many mentions and photos of Nativity icons) Christmas in Washington D.C. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 1988 (White House crèche, p. 20 – Nativity at Christmas, pp. 52-55) Christmas Origami Tokyo: Froebel-kan Co., Ltd., 1985 (directions for making a Nativity, pp. 7-14) Cipa, Shawn Woodcarving the Nativity in the Folk Art Style: Step-by-Step Instructions and Patterns for a 15-piece Manger Scene East Petersburg, Pennsylvania: Fox Chapel Publishing Co., Inc., 2003

Cirillo, O. and DeLuca, M. and Pezone, M. G. Naples Guide Genova, Italia: Sagep Editrice, 1994 (information on museums, presepi, etc.) Coffin, Tristram Potter The Book of Christmas Folklore New York: A Continuum Book, The Seabury Press, 1973 (U.S. Portuguese customs, pp. 21-22) Cohen, Gohen and Dumelle, Grace Nativity Stories Roselle, Illinois: Roman, Inc., 1996 (features the art of Fontanini, stories of the figures made by Master Sculptor, Elio Simonetti) Congdon-Martin, Douglas Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1990 (Nativity photos and Southwestern artists’ biographies throughout) Coomler, David The Icon Handbook. A Guide to Understanding Icons and the Liturgy, Symbols, and Practice of the Russian Orthodox Church Springfield, Illinois: Templegate Publishers, 1995 (Nativity related pp. 70-74, 100-107 - Bibliography) Cortwright, Barbara “The Beauty Collectors” Arizona Highways, Vol. L, No. 5, May, 1974, pp. 12-32 Photos by Jerry Jacka (general story of Pueblo Indian pottery – special mention and photo of nacimiento by Helen Cordero, p. 29) “Creche Collection’s at Heart of Her Christmas” Country Woman Magazine. November/December 2000 “Country Woman Close-Up”, pp. 14-15 (story of Carmen Ramos and Friends of the Creche) Creche Herald. The Newsletter of the Christmas Nativity Rita Bocher, Editor Wynnewood, Pennsylvania (quarterly publication “for all who love, own or collect creches”)

Crippen, T. G. Christmas and Christmas Lore London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, first published 1923 (“The Praesepio”, pp. 78-81) Cunningham, Aline Christmas Crèche Craft: sewing sculpture patterns for a Nativity group St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, c. 1979 Curran, Dolores “Never Enough Nativity Sets” The Catholic Voice, December 16, 1985, p.8 (story about collection of Dolores Curran, Colorado) della Cava, Marco R. “Crèches from a cradle of Christianity” USA Today, “Life” section, December 24, 1998 (San Gregorio Armeno Street, Naples, just before Christmas) Del Re, Gerard and Patricia The Christmas Almanack Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979 (Nativities in different countries as part of Christmas celebrations) Denver Post, Sunday Empire Magazine, December 13, 1964 “Once Upon A Christmas” (December 1964 exhibit of Nativities and other Christmas art at the Denver Art Museum) De Robeck, Nesta The Christmas Crib Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1956 London: Burns, Oates and Washbourne, 1937 (traces crib art and history through the ages) De Robeck, Nesta The Christmas Presepio in Italy Florence: Giannini and Figlio Publishers, 1934 De Simone and Basta, Chiara The Divine Child in the Hiky Mayr Collection Photographs by Mario Rapuzzi Milano: F. M. Ricci, 2001

De Vitta, Oretta Zanini “Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh and Macaroni” Italy Italy Magazine, Year VII, No. 9, November 15-December 15, 1989 (article, photos Neapolitan presepi) Dewhurst, C. Kurt, Macdowell, Betty, Macdowell, Marsha Religious Folk Art in America – Reflections of Faith New York: E. P. Dutton, Inc., In association with the Museum of American Folk Art, 1983 (early Ottawa Indian Nativity, pp. 3 & 14, early putz, p.45, frequency of Nativity in early folk art, p. 92 - Bibliography) Dickey, Roland F. New Mexico Village Arts Drawings by Lloyd Lozes Goff Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1949 – reprinted 1970, 1990 (historic background for santeros and their work - Bibliography) Diel, Lynn Flat Plane Carving the Nativity. A Schiffer Book for Carvers Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2006 di Pietri, o.f.m., Fr. Michele In the Footsteps of St. Francis in the Territory of Rieti. A Guide to the Sanctuaries of the Holy Valley Termi, Italy: Carlo Maria Livoni, Edizoni d’arte, 1989 Dowling, Alfred E. P. Raymund The Flora of the Sacred Nativity: An Attempt at Collecting the Legends and Ancient Dedications of Plants Connected in Popular Tradition with the Life of our Blessed Lord from His Nativity to the Flight into Egypt London: Kegan Paul, 2001, 1900 Dufrenne, Pascale Petit Dictionnaire des Santons de Provence Illustrations de Georges Potier d’apres les sujets de Marcel Carbonel Text in English and French Marseille: Ateliers Marcel Carbonel, 1986 Dutton, Anne We Adore Him (Quilting) Berne, Indiana: House of White Birches, 1999 (strip-piece the eye-catching background, then applique the Nativity figures to create a

keepsake Christmas quilt) Edwards, Virginia Lee “The Story of Christmas” Americas Magazine, Volume 21, Number 11-12, November-December, 1969, pp. 18-27 (a history of the celebrations of Christmas – traditions and crèches of Latin America, with photos) Ehrenberger, Jerry “European Cribs” The Glow, Newsletter of The Golden Glow of Christmas Past. Volume 17, Number 6, December, 1996, pp. 14-15 Ehrenberger, Jerry “The Krakow ‘Szopki’” The Golden Glow of Christmas Past, Volume 16, Issue 3, June, 1995, p. 38, and Volume 17, Number 6, December, 1996, pp. 4-7 Erickson, Joyce In Straw and Story Elgin, Illinois: The Brethren Press, 1983 (directions for making ethnic Nativities) Evans, Sonya Loftness “Christmas in Spain” Christmas. An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Thirty-seven, pp. 23-26 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, Publishers, 1967 Farah, A., Farah, M., Farah, W. How to Build A Christmas Creche Grand Blanc, Michigan: Dan Waltz, 2003 (soft cover 8 ½” x 11”, 27 pp.) Fidelfo, Margherita “A Naples Crèche Goes to Pittsburgh” Italy, Italy Magazine. November, 1989 Findley, James A. and Rubin, Ellen G. K. Pop-Ups, Illustrated Books, and Graphic Designs of Czech Artist and Paper Engineer, Vojtěch Kubašta (1914-1992). A Catalog of Exhibition January 25-April 30, 2005 Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Bienes Center for the Literary Arts. The Dianne and Michael Bienes Special Collections and Rare Book Library, Broward County Libraries Division, 2005 (bibliography and opus listing – Nativities shown

on pages 14, 71, 84, 86, 104) Firpi, Jose El arte de la imaginería popular en Puerto Rico – The Art of Folk Imagery in Puerto Rico Text in Spanish and English San Juan: Ediciones Tau, 1973 (history of Puerto Rican santeros with photos of their work) Florendo, Abe and Tapan, George C. Santo Niño: The Holy Child Devotion in the Philippines Manila: Congregación del Santísimo Nombre del Niño Jesús, 2001 Foley, Daniel J. Little Saints of Christmas – The Santons of Provence Boston: Dresser, Chapman & Grimes, Inc., 1959 Folk Art, American, from the Ozarks to the Rockies Catalogue for an Exhibit, April 6 – May 11, 1975, at the Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma (several pieces of St. Francis – Nativity by Oklahoman Merle Evans) Ford, Lauren Lauren Ford’s Christmas Book. Scripture from the Gospel of St. Luke Text and Pictures by Lauren Ford New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1963 Fortini, Arnaldo Francis of Assisi / Nova Vita de San Francesco Translation by Helen Mook New York: Crossroad, 1981 (Greccio, pp., 531-533) Frank, Larry “Santos” Art and Antiques, December, 1992 (santons of New Mexico) Gabra, Gawdat, Edited with an Introduction by Be Thou There. The Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt Text by William Lyster, Cornelis Hulsman, Stephen J. Davis Photographs by Norbert Schiller Cairo and New York: The American University of Cairo Press, 2001 Gasperini, Pietro Italian Christmas Cribs: The Brembo di Dalmine Crib Museum Text in Italian and English

Ivrea: Priuli & Verlucca Editori, 1993 Gatbonton, Esperanza Bunag Heritage of Saints Manila: Editorial Assoc. Ltd, 1979 (colonial santos of the Philippines, with a section on wooden belén figures) Gavin, Robin Farwell Traditional Arts of Spanish New Mexico: The Hispanic Heritage Wing at the Museum of International Folk Art Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1994 (Nativity scenes and related material throughout) Gelber, Amy Born Is He, the Child Divine. Images of the Christ Child in Art New York: Metro Books, Fairfax Publishrs, 1997 (fine art reproductions of Nativity paintings by the masters) Gibson, Helen and Congdon-Martin, Douglas Carving the Nativity with Helen Gibson West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1992 Gibson, Helen and Congdon-Martin, Douglas Helen Gibson Carves the Animals of the Nativity Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1993 Gibson, June “Away in A Manger – Nacimientos” New Mexico Magazine, Volume 67, Number 12, December, 1989, pp. 62-67 (Jemez Pueblo potter Alma Maestas and her nacimientos) Gingrich, Ruth Ann and Mast, Jan Steffy An Amish Nativity: Complete Projects and Instructions Intercourse, Pennsylvania: Good Books, 1998 Girard, Alexander The Nativity: The Church Festival Commemorating the Birth of Jesus A Catalog of the Exhibition of the Girard Foundation Collection of Nativities at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe Santa Fe: Museum of International Folk Art, 1961 Girard, Alexander, and Hall, J. The Nativity 1963 Kansas City, Missouri: Hallmark Cards, 1962. (an engagement calendar featuring twelve reproductions from the Girard collection of Nativities on exhibit in Kansas City in 1962-63)

Glassie, Henry The Spirit of Folk Art. The Girard Collection at the Museum of International Folk Art New York: Henry N. Abrams, Incorporated, 1989 (special mention of Nativities: pp. 16, 18, 20, 49, 67, 147 – photos: 14-15, 19) Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Vánoční Poezie Pražských Chrámů Die Weihnachtspoesie der Prager Kirchen La Poésia de Noël Dans les Églises Pragoises Christmas Poesy of Prague Churches La Poesía de Navidad en las Iglesias Praguenses La Poesia di Natale Nelle Chiese Praghesi Praha: Ceska Katolicka Charita, 1959 (all photos identified in each of the languages) The Glow Newsletter of The Golden Glow of Christmas Past, Volume 17, No. 6 December, 1996 (entire issue devoted to the Crèche) Gockerell, Nina Krippen, Nativity Scenes, Crèches English translation, Pauline Cumbers – French translation, Michele Schreyer München: Bayerisches Nationalmuseum Köln: Taschen, 1998 Gockerell, Nina Krippen, Nativity Scenes, Crèches, Nacimientos – 30 Postcards of Nativity Scenes from the Collection of the Bayerische National Museum, Munich Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, 1998 Goldrick, Tim Compiled and Edited by More Than You Need to Know About Christmas, Creches, and Calendar Customs. Being a Handbook of Marginally Useful Information for Your Bedside Table Freetown, Massachusetts: Pre-Publication Manuscript, 2003 Gordon, Dillian The Making and the Meaning of the Wilton Diptych London: National Gallery Publications, 1993

Govan, James L. Art of the Creche: Nativities from Around the World London and New York: Merrell Publishers, 2007 (a pictorial review of more than 100 crèches from over 70 countries, with a focus on artists and artisans who made many of the Nativities – from the collection of Emilia and Jim Govan) Govan, James L. Art of the Creche: Nativities from Around the World London and New York: Merrell Publishers, 2009 (soft cover edition of the book above) “The Grand Neapolitan Christmas Crèche” Italy Italy Magazine, for an Exhibit November 17, 1990-January 7, 1991 at the Rhode Island School of Design (articles, photos on Italian Grand Baroque presepi) Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art Mexico City: Fomento Cultural Banamex, A.C., octubre 1998 (“Catalog” of an exhibition which toured several Mexican cities - Nativities specifically: 142-145, 189, 203, 249, 337-38, 508-509, but many others of the artists highlighted produce nativities also) Greban, Arnoul The Nativity Carbondale: Southern Illinois University, 1991 (15th Century French Christmas play) Grosch, Daniel J. Constructing A Christmas Putz (Reprinted from The Moravian) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina: The Board of Christian Education, Moravian Church in America, December, 1994 Grossman, Cathy Lynn “Manger Carries Crèche Collectors Away” USA Today, Life Section, December 24, 1998 (collection of Jay Bullock of Columbia, Maryland – story of Rita Bocher, editor of Creche Herald, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania)

Gugel, Phillip “The Birthplace of God” Christmas. An Annual Treasury, Volume Sixty-six, pp. 46-51 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, Publishers, 1996 (settings for Nativity scenes in art) Gugel, Phillip “The Nativity of Christ” Christmas. An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Volume Fifty-six, p.3 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1986 (Russian Nativity Icon) Hanley, Frank L. and Gueno, Jeffery G. “The Historical Crèche” Hobbies – The Magazine for Collectors, December, 1976 Hanson, Roseann “Classic Mexican Folk Art. Maria Luisa’s Portrait of Christmas” Photographs by Edward McCain Arizona Highways, December 1995, Volume 71, Number 12, pp. 46-49 Harries, Richard A Gallery of Reflections – The Nativity of Christ Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996 (paintings, icons, early representations of the Nativity) Hayes, Allan and Blom, John Collections of Southwestern Pottery. Candlesticks to Canteens, Frogs to Figurines Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, 1988 (nacimientos, pp. 36-37) Hecht, Johanna The Nativity. Adapted from an eighteenth century Neapolitan Christmas Crèche Watercolors by Borje Svensson New York: Delacorte Press, 1981 Hefty, Donna Folk-Carved Nativity: Step-by-Step to a Beautiful Christmas Heirloom, with 11 detailed patterns Marc Hefty, Photographer Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1995

Heiberg, Jeanne Advent Arts and Christmas Crafts: Prayers and Rituals for Family, School, and Church New York: Paulist Press, 1995 Heisley, Michael and MacGregor-Villarreal, Mary More Than A Tradition: Mexican Nacimientos in Los Angeles Los Angeles: Southwest Museum, 1991 Hiebert, Charlene “Crafting a Christmas Creche” Christmas. An Annual Treasury, Volume Sixty-six, pp. 38-42 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1996 (directions for making a Nativity set) Hock, Ronald F. The Banned Book of Mary – How Her Story Was Suppressed by the Church and Hidden in Art for Centuries Berkeley, California: Ulysses Press, 2004 (black and white illustrations from classical art) Housman, Laurence Bethlehem. A Nativity Play London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1927 Howard, Linn and Pool, Mary Jane The Angel Tree. The Loretta Hines Howard Collection of Eighteenth Century Neapolitan Crèche Figures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. Howard, Linn and Pool, Mary Jane The Angel Tree. A Christmas Celebration New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1993 (Bibliography) Howard, Linn and Pool, Mary Jane The Christmas Story Text selected by Linn Howard and Mary Jane Pool Photographs by Elliott Erwitt New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2001 (Biblical text illustrated with the 18th-century Neapolitan crèche figures from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Hutton, Edward Assisi and Umbria Revisited New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1953 (story of Greccio crèche, pp. 121-122, translation from

work by Thomas of Celano) Iijima, Geneva Cobb The First Christmas in Origami Illustrated by Francesca Pelizzoli Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1993 Ives, Philip The Nativity in Stained Glass: with text from the Bible New York: Walker Publishing Co., Inc., 1977 (8 full-page color transparencies that can be mounted on a window – then removed and re-used) Jedlinski, Sheryl The Christmas Crèche. The Evolution of a Family Tradition Harwood Heights, Illinois: Roman, Inc., 1986 Jennings, Kate “Christmas at The Met – The Angel Tree” December, 1984, pp. 34-39 Joanou, Grace “Nativity collection featured on pages of Christmas services” Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Religion section, December 24, 1988 (collection of Lillian Hadley, Cochranville, Pennsylvania) Johnson, Susan C. The Neapolitan Presepio Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art, 1979 Jones, Evan “Christmas in Provence” Gourmet Magazine, December, 1989, pp. 108-109, 146-158 (information on living Nativities, santonniers today, with emphasis on recipes and food) Jordan, Phillip D. “Around the Manger” Christmas An Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, Volume Thirty-six, pp. 15-22 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1966 (folk art Nativities from around the world)

Jordan, Phillip D. “Around the Manger” Christmas Treasury, 50th Anniversary Edition Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1980, pp. 41-48. (folk art Nativities from around the world) Joslyn, Cyndi North Woods Nativity – Woodworking for Women Berne, Indiana: House of White Birches, 2004 (patterns for 16-piece hand-carved Nativity Set – Wise Men wear snowshoes, skis – raccoon, beaver, mountain goat, big horn

sheep, moose, grizzly bear complete scene) Kalb, Laurie Beth Crafting Devotion – Tradition in Contemporary New Mexico Santos Photographs by Mary Peck, Miguel A. Gandert, Susan Einstein Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1994 In association with the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, Los Angeles (one specific Nativity, pp. 142, 143 – good re santeros - Bibliography) Kalb, Laurie Beth Santos – Statues & Sculpture: Contemporary Woodcarving from New Mexico Los Angeles: Folk Art Council of the Craft and Folk Art Museum and the Ethnic Arts Council, 1988 (not directly related to Nativities – good information on santo carvers and their work – Bibliography) Kaliski, Mary “The Two Gentlemen of Louisiana” Miniature Collector Magazine, July/August, 1996, pp. 16-23 (story of miniaturists Frank Hanley and Jeff Guéno, their work, their 17th/18th-Century presepio collection) Kelly, Joseph F. The Origins of Christmas Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2004 (with black and white illustrations from classical art)

Kelsey, Sandee “The Little Saints” The Glow, Newsletter of The Golden Glow of Christmas Past, Volume 17, Number 6, December, 1996, pp. 8-11 (French santons)

Kennedy, Pamela A Christmas Celebration Nashville: Ideals Children’s Books, 1992 (traditions, customs from around the world, including Nativities) Kim, Ryan “Beloved Tradition alive for Latinos – Nativity scenes unite families” San Francisco Chronicle, December 24, 2002, p. 11 Kitchener, Amy Familia, Fe y Fiestas. Mexican American celebrations of the holiday season Fresno, California: Arte Americas, 1996 Klug, Ron “The Christmas Crib” Christmas. The Annual of Christmas Literature and Art Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1982 Knab, Sophie Hodorowicz Polish Customs, Traditions, & Folklore New York: Hippocrene Books, 1993, Revised Edition 1996 (“December”, pp. 21-55 – “A Szopka”, pp. 43-51 - Bibliography) Knowles, Laura “Friends of the Creche” Lancaster, Pennsylvania: New Era. November 9, 2001. (re: Friends of the Creche Convention 2001) Kochka, Al The Holy Family through the Ages: A 500-Year Survey of the Crèche Concept An Exhibit – Amarillo Art Center, December 6, 1986 – January 11, 1987 Kocls, Maryanne “The Creche – Local man celebrates ‘family’ with nativity collection” The Macom Daily, “Homefront”, Sunday, December 24, 2000 Koehner, Adele U. “Uncommon creches. Exhibit of 50 Nativities from around the world part of ongoing collection: Dayton Daily News, December 9, 2000

Koslinski, Dennis (English) and Szalapak, Anna (Polish) Krakovian Szopka from the Collection of the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow. Szopka Krakowska z. kolekcii Muzeum Historycznego Miasta Krakowa Exhibit November 18, 1994 – February 15, 1995 Chicago: The Polish Museum of America, 1994 Koziel, Anna Szopka Krakowska – Cracow’s Christmas Cribs Krakow: Agencia Reklamowa, 2002 (concise history of the Cracow Crib tradition, with black and white and color photos) Koziel, Anna and Kubiena, Jacek Betlejem Krakowskie – Dziejesz Krowskiej Krakow Bethlehem, The – The History of the Krakow Szopka Krakow: Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum (history of the Krakow Szopka with photos of finest Museum quality Nativities and scenes of city of Krakow) Kress, Janice Macrame Nativity. A step-by-step guide for creating each character for a unique macramé Nativity scene Pat Depke, Quality Craft Instructions, 1972/1979 Lamoreaux, Jon “The Greatest Story Ever Shown” Wasatch County Courier, Town & Country/Arts and Leisure November 22, 2000 (Holly Zenger and Friends of the Creche) Langan, Kay “Confessions of a Crèche Collector” Greenwich Magazine, December, 1997, pp. 71-85 Lange, Yvonne El Nacimiento: The Christmas Crib Santa Fe: Museum of International Folk Art, December 19, 1975 LeMarechal, A. Les Santons de Provence English version by R. Field Septemes les Vallons: Editions PEC, 1997

Lewis, Jay “Putzing Around – The Making of a World Beneath the Tree” The Golden Glow of Christmas Past, Volume 14, Issue 3, June, 1993, pp. 38-39 Lewitter, L. R. “The Polish Szopka” Slavonic Review, no date (“The Polish puppet Nativity play”) LIFE. The Book of Christmas The Glory of Christmas (The Story of the Birth) The Merriment of Christmas (Family Christmas) The Pageantry of Christmas (Development of Christmas Celebrations) New York: Time Incorporated, 1963 LIFE Christmas Around the World Volume 4, Number 5, November 29, 2004 Chicago: Time Inc., 2004 (section on “The Nativity and the Crèche”, pages 32-35, plus photo of St. Peter’s Square, Rome, Nativity on page 115) Lister, Priscilla “Collectible Creches: Antique Nativity Scenes Tell Story of Christmas” Antique Journal – For the West Coast. Volume 9, Number 1, December 2001, p. 1++ (also tells about Friends of the Creche) Litto, Gertrude South American Folk Pottery New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1976 (information on several Nnativity-producing potters and towns – Pomaire, Chile – Quinua, Peru – Raquira, Colombia) MacGregor, John “Tesuque Pueblo Man Makes Traditional Clay Figures – Dancers, Nativity Favorite Subjects” The New Mexican, Santa Fe, New Mexico. September 10, 1967, p. D6 (story of Hispanic clay artist, Manuel Vigil) Maltese Islands, The Story of Cribs and Pasturi in the In English – Maltese – Italian Ghawdex, Malta: Ghaqda Hbleb tai-Presepju, 1985

Maroski, Jack “The Christmas Putz at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem PA” The Glow, Volume 19, No. 3, June, 1998, pp. 8-13 Masterworks in Wood: The Christian Tradition An Exhibition in the Portland Art Museum. Financed by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1976 (many Nativities discussed) Mathers, Sandra “Scenic Views – Nativity collection is labor of love” Orlando Sentinel, Orange and Seminole Editions, Sunday, December 24, 2000 (tells of the collection of Kathy Wiebel) Mauron, Marie Santons of Provence Translated from the original French manuscript by Melvin Askew and Elena Feis Noth New York: Oxford University Press, 1959 McBride, Cheryl “Creche Dolls” Hobbies. The Magazine for Collectors. December 1984, Volume 89, Number 10, pp. 32-33 McCall’s Book of Christmas, The New York: Simon and Schuster/The McCall Pattern Company, 1975 (patterns for Nativities and religious figures, pp. 72-85) McCormick, Kathryn “Crèche display an Anglican gift to Bethlehem” Episcopal Life, December, 1999, p. 14 (project to send almost 80 crèches for display at Bethlehem Peace Museum when it opens in January, 2000) Medieval Christmas, A Words from the Tyndale translation of the Bible from the Gospels of Saint Mark and Saint Luke Boston: A Bulfinch Press Book. Little, Brown & Company, 1996 (illustrations from paintings and manuscripts) Menick, James J. A Family Christmas {Pleasantville, New York: The Readers Digest Association, 1984

(“Crèche”, pp. 40-45) Messent, Jan Knit the Christmas Story United Kingdom: Search Press, 1987 Metcalf, Edna The Trees of Christmas Nashville and New York: Abingdon Press, 1969 (Putz customs, pp. 110-111) “Metepec (México) y Su Arte en Barro” / “Metepec and Its Clay Art” Artes de México, Revista Libro Número 30, Invierno 1995-96 (Nativity on cover and page 62) Miles, Joan “A World Made in Miniature” Italy, Italy Magazine, December, 1990 Miller, Jeff “One birth, many Nativities” Photography by Michael Ainsworth The Dallas Morning News. Religion Section, pp. 1, 6) (re LDS Exhibit) Montgomery, Glenn “Saint-Alexis International – Searsport’s Saint-Alexis Brings French Tradition to U.S.” Reprinted from The Waldo Independent, Thursday, December 3, 1992 Published in Le Reveil Acadien , February, 1993, Volume IX, No. 1, pp. 13-15 Monthan, Guy and Doris Nacimientos. Nativity Scenes by Southwest Indian Artisans. Weihnachtskrippen von Indianischen Kundsthandwerken des Sudwestens Nacimientos hechos por Artistas Indios del Suroeste Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1979 (Bibliography) Monthan, Guy and Doris Nacimientos. Nativity Scenes by Southwest Indian Artisans. Weihnachtskrippen von Indianischen Kundsthandwerken des Sudwestens Nacimientos hechos por Artistas Indios del Suroeste + “Changes: 1979-1990” Albuquerque: Avanyu Publishing, Inc., 1990

(Bibliography)

“Moravian Christmas at Bethlehem, A” Early American Life, Vol. VIII, No. 6, December, 1977, pp. 28-31 (brief history Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – family and community putzes) Mostra internazionale del presepe francescano. Rieti, Palazzo Papale, 4 ottobre 1962 – 31 gennaio 1963 (International exhibit of Franciscan nativities. Rieti, Papal Palace, 4 october 1962 – 31 january 1963) Rieti: Coop. Arti grafiche nobili, 1962 (text in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish) Mrlian, Rudolf, editor Slovak Folk Art Photographs labelled in Czech – English descriptions at back of book Czechoslovakia: Artia, c.1962 (one complete 17-piece Nativity + painted backgrounds for Nativity tableaus) Muhlberger, Richard The Christmas Story San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990 (told through paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Museo de Belenes / Nativity Scenes / Crèches Alicante: Ayuntamiento de Alicante, no dates (pamphlets about Museo in Spanish, English, French) Museum of Tyrolean Popular Art at Innsbruck, Guide through Innsbruck: Klischees und Druck, Verlagsanstalt Tyrolia, no date (Nativities: pp. 6, 10) Myers, Richmond E. “The Moravian Christmas Putz” Pennsylvania German Folklore Society #6, 1941 “Nacimientos. Setting the Scene” Southwest Sampler, Christmas, 1990, pp. 38-41 (brief history – collectors and their displays) National Gallery of Canada Venite Adoremus: Notes on the Genoese Crèche/Notes Sur La Crèche Genoise Genova: Tormena Editore, 1993

Italian Embassy in Ottawa and Musée de Beaux-Arts de Canada, 1993 (exhibition catalog – December 10, 1993 – January 30, 1994) “Nativity in Folk Art, The” New Mexico Magazine, Vol. 40, Nos. 11-12, November-December, 1962 “Nativity Trail, The” – Holiday Guide Book Marseille: Comité Départemental du Tourisme des Bouches-du-Rhone, no date (pp. 64-65 and others) Neapolitan Nativity Italy Italy Magazine, Year XII, No. 6, December 1994 (limited text - photos of presepio at Caserta) Nitzsche, George E. The Christmas Putz of the Pennsylvania Germans Two sources: Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Schlechter Press, 1942 Pennsylvania German Folklore Society #6, 1941 Nold, Liselotte Cradling the Christ Child. Preparing for Christmas - A Crèche for Your Home Translated by Walter G. Tillmanns Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1965 Northrup, Marguerite The Christmas Story from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Parthenon Books, 1966 Oestreich, Reed Christmas When and Why Mansfield, Ohio: Book Masters, Inc., 1998 (history of Christmas celebrations and customs, including Nativities) Oettinger, Jr., Marion, Editor Folk Art of Spain and the Americas – El Alma del Pueblo Translated by Mervyn Samuel San Antonio: San Antonio Museum of Art New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1997

(traveling exhibition – “Miraculous Images and Living Saints in Mexican Folk Catholicism”, pp. 159-189, provides an understanding of why there were no Nativity “sets” in the

early history of Mexico nor, therefore, in the southwestern United States)

Orsini, Jacqueline M A R Y. Images of the Holy Mother San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000 (short text on how the world sees the personage of Mary – plates are mostly paintings, but also other media – Nativity scenes but no Nativity sets) Ortega, Peter Ribera Christmas in Old Santa Fe Santa Fe: Piñon Publishing Company, 1961 (“San Francisco y el Nacimiento”, English translation of Brother Velano’s description of how St. Francis celebrated Christ’s birth in 1223, pp. 53-57) Ouspensky, Leonid and Lossky, Vladimir The Meaning of Icons Crestwood, New York: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1989 Palmer, Christopher and Palmer, Jenny “Composition Figures for Putzes” The Golden Glow, Newsletter for The Golden Glow of Christmas Past, November, 1989, pp. 54-55 Panyella, August General Editor Folk Art of the Americas New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, and Barcelona: Editorial Blume, 1981 (Nativities: pp. 85, 109. 141, 205, 229 – Bibliography) Parks, Ted “Creches Embody – Literally – the Meaning of Christmas for Many Christians” Religion News Service, December 2001 (Jim Govan, President, Friends of the Creche) Paskaleva, Kostadenka Icons from Bulgaria London: Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd., 1991 Pelauzy, M. A. Spanish Folk Crafts F. Català Roca, Photographer Translated from the Spanish by Diorki

Barcelona: Editorial Blume, 1978 (Nativities: pp. 203-214) Pellicer, Sr. Carlos, y colaboradores “Nacimiento, Villancico, y Pastorela” artes de Mèxico, #72, mayo 1965 Text in Spanish, English, French, German) (Nativity scenes, Christmas Carols, and religious plays) Penrod, Sue The Nativity to Crochet Norcross, Georgia: Plaid Enterprises, Inc., 1983 (contains patterns for 14 Nativity pieces) Perrone, Antonio Historic Notes on the Nativity Scene Naples, 1996 Piazzoli, Giacomo Presepi del mondo (Nativities of the World) Brembo-Dalmine, BG: Museo del Presepio, 1981 Piccoli Catello, M. (a cura di) The Art of the Presepio. The Neapolitan Crib of the Banco di Napoli Collection Naples: Banco di Napoli, 1987 Pierce, Donna and Weigle, Marta, Editors Spanish New Mexico. The Spanish Colonial Arts Society Collection Volume One: The Arts of Spanish New Mexico Volume Two: Hispanic Arts of the Twentieth Century Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1996 Pietrsakowa, Ewa Frys and Iracka, Anna Folk Art in Poland Warsaw: Arkady Publishing House, 1988 (references to szopka and other Christmas-related topics throughout book) Pina., Leslie and Winfield, Lorit Nativity. Creches of the World Photography by Leslie and Ramon Pina Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2000 (features the collection of Emma Lincoln – Bibliography) Poling, Lesley “Christmas in Raton”

New Mexico Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 12, December, 1976, pp. 10 & 12 (City of Bethlehem scene with larger than life Nativity) Porter, Pamela “Deep Roots Shape Tortugas Nativities” New Mexico Magazine, Vol. 75, No. 12, December, 1997, pp. 55-57, 60 (Sisters Carolina Carabajal and Fermina Paz of Tortugas, New Mexico, make clay Nativities) Powell, Matthew, O.P. The Christmas Crèche. Treasure of Faith Art & Theater Boston: Pauline Books & Media, 1997 (definitive work on the crèche - Bibliography) Powell, Nicholas “Crèches and Christmas Traditions – Paris Show Observes a Child’s Christmas” The Wall Street Journal, December 12, 1986, p. 7 (Review of Paris exhibition “Crèches et Traditions de Noel” at the Musée National des Arts et Traditions Populaires” Presepio di Salzillo, Il, Fantasia Ispanica di Natale El belén de Salzillo, Fantasía Hispánica de la Navidad Esposizione nel Braccio di Carlo Magno, Citta del Vaticano, 12 febraio/11 marzo 1999 (Salzillo’s Nativity. Spanish Christmas Fantasy) Text in Italian, Spanish, English Murcia: Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, 1999 Prose, Francine “Christmas in Provence” Travel & Leisure Magazine, December, 1994, pp. 102-109, 146-148 (“A Family Discovers the Season at Its Purest Through the Eyes of the Villagers of Southern France”) Quinn, Jim “Holy Mozzarella!” The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 25, 1984, p. 50 (story of the Mancuso family sculpting presepio figures from mozzarella in pre-World War II Philadelphia) Radko, Christoper “Away in a Manger” Dobbs Ferry, New York: Starlight, Winter/Spring 1994 Raggio, Olga

The Nativity. The Christmas Crèche at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965 and 1969 (The Loretta Hines Howard Collection photographed by Lee Boltin) Reed, Sonja “The Little Saints of Provence” International Doll World, November/December, 1991, pp. 80-84 Regalado Trota, José Images of Faith Pasadena: Pacific Asia Museum, 1990 (tells about religious carvings, santos, from the Philippines in general, with some sections dealing with belén figures,

specifically) Renaissance Christmas, A Boston: National Gallery of Art, Bulfinch Press Book, Little, Brown and Company, 1991 (Renaissance paintings) Rice, T. Talbot Icons. Art and Devotion London: Bracken Books, 1993 Rippley, La Vern J. “The Christmas Creches” Christmas. An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, Volume Forty-one, pp. 41-46 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, Publishers, 1971 (Nativities from the Bavarian National Museum) Rippley, La Vern J. “Our Christmas Heritage” Christmas. An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, Volume Forty-six, pp. 27-33. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, Publishers, 1976 Rippley, La Vern J. “Salzburger’s Crèche/Toy Exhibit” Christmas. An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art. Volume Forty-seven, pp. 61-66 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, Publishers, 1977 Ristow, Gunter The Nativity. Pictorial Library of Eastern Church Art, Volume 13 Translated from the German by Hans Herrmann Rosenvald Becklinghausen: Aurel Bongers, Distributed by Taplinger Publishing

Company, 1967. Rivera, John “Creches are symbol of faith, art” Baltimore Sun, December 2, 2001 (re Jim Govan, Friends of the Creche) Ronzoni, Domenico Flavio Un presepe racconta. Un presepe di carta dell’Ottocento rescoperto in Brianza Fotografie di Giuseppi Giudini Missaglia: Bellavite, 1999 (exhibition catalog – Bibliography – Italian, English, French texts) Rosenak, Charles B. “The Storytellers – Louis and Virginia Naranjo Craft Stories in Clay” New Mexico Magazine, Vol. 66, No. 8, August 1988, pp. 46-53 Rosenak, Chuck and Jan Museum of American Folk Art – Encyclopedia of 20th Century American Folk Art and Artists New York: Abbeville Press Publishers, 1990 (Southwestern Nativity makers, Helen Cordero, Louis Naranjo Manuel Vigil, among others) Rosenak, Chuck and Jan The People Speak – Navajo Folk Art Photographs by Lynn Lown Flagstaff: Northland Publishing Company, 1994 (Nativity photos: Mamie Deschillie, p. 27, Tom Yazzie, p. 76 – Bibliography) Rosenthal, E. “The Crib of Greccio and Franciscan Realism” The Art Bulletin, Vol. 36, 1954, pp. 57-60 Rothstein, Arden Aibel and Rothstein, Anya Leah Mexican Folk Art from Oaxacan Artist Families Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2002 (in-depth study of the folk artists of Oaxaca, many of whom produce Nativities – some found on pp. 15, 17, 24, 52, 56, 103, 105, but you will want to search for yourself also) Rourke, Mary “All That’s Holy, and Then Some”

Los Angeles Times, “Southern California Living”, January 6, 2002, pp.2-3 (story of East Los Angeles Nativity Scenes) Rouse, W. H. D. “Religious Tableaux in Italian Churches” Folklore, Volume 5, Number 34, 1984, p. 6 Ruland, Josef Christmas in Germany With contributions by Emil Barth, Wolfgang Henrich, Johannes Kessler, Theodor Storm, Ulrich Tolksdorf Bonn: Hohwacht, 1992 Bonn: Inter Nationes, 2nd Revised Edition, 1992 (“The Christmas Crib”, pp. 89-100) Saba, Marcel, Director of Photography Christmas Around the World San Francisco: Collins Publishers, 1996 (modern photography of Christmas customs, including Nativities) Salvador, Mari Lyn C. Cuando hablan los santos – Contemporary Santero Traditions from Northern New Mexico Spanish translations by Erlinda Gonzáles-Berry, Alejandro Lopez, Juan José Pena Santa Fe: Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, 1995 (exhibition catalog, contemporary Hispanic devotional art –

guide to collections and suggested readings) Samuelson, Sue Christmas: An Annotated Bibliography Garland Folklore Bibliographies, Vol. 4 New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1982 Samuelson, Sue “Nativity Scenes: Description and Analysis” Folklore and Mythology Studies #3, Spring, 1979, pp. 5-16 Sayer, Chloe Arts and Crafts of Mexico San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990 (Nativity figures: pp. 110, 111, 124 - bibliography) Schmidt, Esther & Franklin “From Collector to Creator” Art and Antique, December, 1999. pp. 59-63

(story of Jeffery Gueno and his Neapolitan presepio) Sciorra, Joseph “Imagined Places, Fragile Landscapes: Italian-American Presepi (Nativity Crèches) in New York City” The Italian American Review. A Social Science Journal of the Italian-American Experience, Volume 8, Number 2, Autumn/Winter 2001, pp. 141-173 Seeley, Mary Evans Season’s Greetings From The White House Tampa: A Presidential Christmas, 1996, 1998 (Nativities: frontispiece, pp. 4, 104, 111,

128-130, 168, 179, 184) Shaeler, A. D. The Story of the Christmas Putz Hernhut, Germany: Gustav Winter, 1927 Shoemaker, Alfred L. Christmas in Pennsylvania. A Folk-Cultural Study Kutztown, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Folklore Society, 1959 (“Of Pyramids and Putzes”, pp. 104-111) Shoemaker, Alfred L. Christmas in Pennsylvania. A Folk-Cultural Study Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1999 (“Moravian Christmas Putz”, pp. 126-128

“The Moravian Christmas Putz, Its Origins”, pp. 142-143)

Short, Kay How Far to Bethlehem? Planning, Producing, and Creating Your Own Drive-Through Nativity Cover Photography by Ron Benedict and Sid Dorris Design, layout, and illustration by John Boegel Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989 Simons, Mary “The Crèches of Naples” Life Magazine, December, 1980 Sledge, Linda Ching Shivering Babe, Victorious Lord. The Nativity in Poetry and Art Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Erdmans Co., 1981

Smith, Jean Louise “Christmas in Glass” A Christmas Gallery, pp. 48-54Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1970 Smith, Jean Louise “Christmas Wonder – Oberammergau’s Gift to Us Christmas. An American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, Volume Twenty-Nine, pp. 19-26 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1959 Smith, Jean Louise “The Nativity – As Interpreted in Wood-Carving” Christmas. An Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, Volume Sixteen Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1946 Smith, Jean Louise “The Nativity as Interpreted in Wood Carving” A Christmas Gallery, pp. 17-24 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1970 Smith, Jean Louise “Tapestries of Christmas” Christmas. An Annual of Christmas Literature and Art, Volume Thirty-six, pp. 34-43 Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1966 Smith, Jeff The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1991 (crèche scenes and notes about individuals, as well as…“a

recipe for everyone who appears in the traditional crèche or manger scene. There is a dish for each.”, pp. 1-105)

Smith, Lissa and Dick Christmas Collectibles. A Guide to Selecting, Collecting and Enjoying the Treasures of Christmas Past Secaucus: Chartwell Books, Inc., 1993 (Nativities, putzes, pp. 8, 68-73 - Bibliography) Spaeth, Eloise Two Eighteenth Century Neapolitan Crèches New York: no publisher, 1961 Spinola, Giandomenico Splendors of Christmas: Images of the Birth of Christ from the Vatican Museums at the Knights of Columbus Museum, New

Haven, Connecticut, Winter 2001-2002 New Haven: Knights of Columbus, 2002 Stapleton, Constance Crafts of America New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988 (mention of Lila Marshall, Nicklesville, Virginia, maker of cornhusk crèches) Stephenson, Michael The Christmas Almanac Oxford: Oxford University Press London: Mirabel Books, 1992 (Christmas crib: pp. 83-4, 108, 110) Steplen, Karin, Editor The Library of Great Masters: Della Robbia Riverside: Scala, 1992 (crèches - Bibliography) Sticco, Maria The Peace of St. Francis Translated from the Italian by Salvator Attanasio New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1962 (story of the presepio of Greccio, pp. 197-199) Stock, Robert W. “Fanciful Crèche Figures of Provence” The New York Times, December 23, 1990, pp. 6 & 11, Travel Story of the Wise Men, The. According to the Gospel of Saint Matthew New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., Publishers, with the Trianon Press, Paris, 1964 (story of the Three Wise Men as carved on 4 stone capitals in the Cathedral of Autun, Burgundy, France, by medieval sculptor Gislebertus) Sullivan, Rosemary D. “Crèches: Miniature Mangers” The Encyclopedia of Collectibles Alexandria: Time-Life Books, 1978 Sullivan, Rosemary D. “The Santons of Provence” Hobbies, The Magazine for Collectors, December, 1977

Swarzenske, Hans Introduction An 18th Century Crèche Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1966, and New York: October House, 1972 (Introduction pp. 5-15 - Plates pp. 17-55 - Bibliography) Szalapak, Anna Szopki Krakowskie – Cracovian Christmas Cribs Krakowa: Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Krakowa, Bosz/Olszanica, Poland (Polish-English language text – published to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Cracow Crib Competition) Tangerman, E. J. The Big Book of Whittling and Woodcarving New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1973 (“How to Carve a Nativity Scene”, pp. 100-105) Testini, Prof. Pasquale The Christian Catacombs in Rome Rome: Ente Provinciale Per Il Turismo de Roma, no date (early examples of crèche art in the Catacombs of Rome) Thomas, Marcel The Golden Age. Manuscript painting at the time of Jean, Duke of Berry New York: George Braziller, 1979 (several Nativities depicted) Timchenko, S. V. Russian Icons Today Mockba: Cobpemehhnk, 1994 (text in Russian and English – Nativity icons depicted) Tryk, Sheila “Artists and the Holy Family” New Mexico Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 12, December, 1976, pp. 54-55 United States Postal Service Madonna and Child Seventeen Classic Christmas Stamp Image Postcards, 1997 V. J. M. y J. Viva Jesús, María y José – A Celebration of the Birth of Jesus San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 1977 (Mexican Folk Art and Toys from the Collection of Robert K. Winn –

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(story of St. Francis’ Christmas Crib of 1223, shown through use of handmade crèche figures, plus a musical presentation illustrated by Nativity scenes from around the world) “Nativity. The Art and Spirit of the Crèche” A Prologue Video Production Writer/Producer Robert G. Maier Director/Editor Brian W. Scott with Rev. Paul Philibert, O.P., Fr. Francis Kline, O.C.S.O., Mr. Earl Kage Moncks Corner, South Carolina: Mepkin Abbey, 2004 DVD. 30 minutes (collection of Mepkin Abbey’s Nativities)