Mastercrafts
Rediscover British Craftsmanship
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2010
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-3643-4 (ISBN)
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-3643-4 (ISBN)
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An exploration of traditional British craftsmanship, accompanying the prime time BBC TV series presented by Monty Don. It celebrates various aspects of rural crafts including woodcraft, thatching, weaving, stone masonry, metalwork and glass making. It showcases some of Britain's leading master craftsmen.
This is a major new exploration of traditional British craftsmanship, accompanying the prime time BBC TV series presented by Monty Don. It celebrates all aspects of rural crafts including woodcraft, thatching, weaving, stone masonry, metalwork and glass making. It showcases some of Britain's leading master craftsmen and explains the techniques at the heart of their trades. It reveals the fascinating history of British craftsmanship, inspiring interest and involvement in these valuable and rewarding crafts. "Mastercrafts" represents a major shift in attitudes towards appreciating handmade, sustainable crafted products rather than the cheap mass-produced items with which people have become increasingly disillusioned.
This is a major new exploration of traditional British craftsmanship, accompanying the prime time BBC TV series presented by Monty Don. It celebrates all aspects of rural crafts including woodcraft, thatching, weaving, stone masonry, metalwork and glass making. It showcases some of Britain's leading master craftsmen and explains the techniques at the heart of their trades. It reveals the fascinating history of British craftsmanship, inspiring interest and involvement in these valuable and rewarding crafts. "Mastercrafts" represents a major shift in attitudes towards appreciating handmade, sustainable crafted products rather than the cheap mass-produced items with which people have become increasingly disillusioned.
Tom Quinn is a writer, editor and a social historian. He is the author of the bestselling Tales of the Old Railwaymen, as well as books on countryside history, antique collecting, fishing and walking. He is currently the editor of Country Landowner magazine and former editor of The Countryman.
Foreword Introduction * Stonework * Thatching * Woodwork * Glass Making * Metalwork * Weaving Glossary Acknowledgments Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.2.2010 |
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Verlagsort | Newton Abbot |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 202 x 253 mm |
Gewicht | 1020 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Handwerk | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7153-3643-6 / 0715336436 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7153-3643-4 / 9780715336434 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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