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The Book of Forgotten Crafts Tom Quinn

The Book of Forgotten Crafts By Tom Quinn

The Book of Forgotten Crafts by Tom Quinn


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Reveals the history of British craftsmanship in a series of interviews with leading crafters at work in Britain. This title features such people as the trug maker, cricket bat maker, thatcher, hurdle maker and a rope maker. It also includes the mentors from the Mastercrafts series.

The Book of Forgotten Crafts Summary

The Book of Forgotten Crafts: Keeping the Traditions Alive by Tom Quinn

This title reveals the fascinating history of British craftsmanship in a series of interviews with leading crafters at work in Britain today. Many crafts survive in the hands of just a few individuals whose rare skills date back as far as 1,000 years. They are part of our history, part of a past of craftsmanship, skill and attention to detail that most of us probably thought had vanished forever. It features such people as the trug maker, cricket bat maker, thatcher, hurdle maker and a rope maker. It also includes the mentors from the Mastercrafts series. The Book of Forgotten Crafts records and celebrates the best of these ancient crafts, before they disappear and, more importantly, to record the lives of the crafters themselves.

About Tom Quinn

Tom Quinn is a writer, editor and a social historian. He is the author of Mastercrafts, as well as the bestselling Tales of the Old Railwaymen. Sian Ellis is a writer and has been an editor of Heritage magazine for eight years. Paul Felix is a rural photographer whose photographs can be seen in newspapers, magazines and calendars around the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Basketry; Building Crafts; Coppice; Decorative and Domestic Crafts; Sport and Music; Textiles; Village workshop Crafts; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Index.

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GOR010396732
9780715338315
0715338315
The Book of Forgotten Crafts: Keeping the Traditions Alive by Tom Quinn
Used - Like New
Hardback
David & Charles
20110325
256
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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