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<body> <p align="center"><font size="5">Woodcarving Austria: Christmas cribs - gifts from Austria<br> <br> </font> <img height="28" src="images/logo_staffler_283x28.gif" width="283" align="middle" border="0" alt="cribs - christmas chribs - woodcarving chribs - cribs figures"></p> <p align="center"><b><br> cribs  |  christmas crib  | christmas cribs | gifts from austria | wood nativity cribs | <br> <br> <font size="6" color="#800080">Welcome to our Cribs Online Shop </font> </b></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">You will find an extensive offer for <font color="#bb0000">wood carved collecting cribs</font> and<font color="#BB0000"> christmas cribs</font> in our Onlineshop.<br>  </font></p> <div class="s2"> <b>INFORMATION ABOUT CRIBS - WOOD CARVED COLLECTING CRIBS - CRIBS FIGURES</b><p> <b>Origin, Development and Spreading of the Crib Tradition </b> </div> <div>   </div> <div class="s3"> We know next to nothing about the tradition of the Crib's date of origin. Like almost everything that has its origin amongst the people, the Crib tradition originally evolved out of several roots. One of these is certainly the large number of mosaics and paintings surrounding Christ's birth that were created as far back as the second century, most prominently in the area of Italy. The theme was also attractive for other Mediterranean countries, however with representations initially remaining two-dimensional. Not before many years later, did sculptors show interest in the theme and begin to represent the group surrounding Christ's birth in form of reliefs most of which featured extremely large figures. From these, the modern form of the Crib gradually evolved displaying movable, i.e. individually positionable figures. </div> <div>   </div> <div class="s3"> Until far into the 16th century, we have no knowledge at all about the appearance of house cribs. And even then, very little has become known about their existence. House cribs were originally a privilege limited to the aristocracy. Only in the 17th century did they become popular tradition. Their great breakthrough took place 1785, after Emperor Joseph the Second's anticlerical decrees, which completely forbade Cribs to be put up in churches or monasteries. By this time, however, the people had already got used to the religious tradition of crib representations and they no longer wanted to be without them. Although the Cribs were removed from the church, they were instantly re-erected in a house or farm next-door. The French and Habsburgian authorities had not in the least imagined that this would happen<p>Soon the church crib figures proved to be far too large for the homes of farmers or citizens. On top of this, the wish emerged to rather display a larger variety of figures instead of the original few in order to achieve an image of Christ's birth that was as detailed as possible and encompassed not only the Holy Family but also the field with the shepherds and the three Wise Men approaching from the Orient. In countries offering plenty of forests and a sufficient supply of wood, the traditional homes of woodcarving, people began to carve considerably smaller crib figures out of wood also adding colour to them. As far as the landscape surrounding the figures and the featured parts of architecture were concerned, a rapid development took place toward the end of the 18th century with the popularisation of the Crib. Having originally placed the scene within a landscape that was supposed to have resembled Bethlehem, many makers of Cribs, decades later, felt the need to show the biblical event in the traditional costume of their respective homeland. Due to this desire, highly individualistic Cribs were created featuring very specific regional peculiarities. Nowadays, there are worldwide associations of Crib lovers. And in all the places where these associations have established themselves, the spirit of the Crib will stay alive and new achievements in handicraft will keep on emerging. All Cribs coming from the workshop "Peter Staffler - Grödner Holzschnitzer" are collectible Cribs. The parts may be purchased individually, one after the other. The workshop guarantees for the continuation of production so that collectors can be assured to be able to extend their collection with the genuine figures even after years. </div> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4">You will find an extensive offer for <font color="#bb0000">wood carved collecting cribs</font> and<font color="#BB0000"> christmas cribs</font> in our Onlineshop.<br> </font><font color="#cc3300" size="4"><br> </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Each article can be bought individually and step-by-step.</font></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><b>Peter Staffler - Grödner Holzschnitzer. 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