Mastercrafts - Tom Quinn

Mastercrafts

Rediscover British Craftsmanship

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Buch | Hardcover
256 Seiten
2010
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.

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
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
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