Mastercrafts: Rediscover British Craftsmanship - Rilegato

Tom Quinn

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ISBN 10: 0715336436 ISBN 13: 9780715336434

Casa editrice: David & Charles, 2010

Riassunto

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. 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 hand-made, sustainable crafted products rather than the cheap mass-produced items with which people have become increasingly disillusioned. Includes still photography from the programme and features the craft experts seen in the series.

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Recensione

Illustrated celebration of traditional British crafts which examines the techniques at the heart of trades. Featuring woodcraft, thatching, weaving, stone masonry, metalwork and glassmaking. It accompanies a major primetime BBC tv series presented by Monty Don --The Bookseller

It showcases the lives and the work of the master craftsmen and women in the series, and explains the techniques at the heart of their trades --Dorset Echo

...you will love this book... This is a lovely book that will strike a chord with anyone who appreciates the pleasing results of a hand crafted object compared to something mass produced. --NFU Countryside

...striking photographs... ...shows why our traditional crafts are worth preserving. --The Countryman

Whether you want inspiration to get started on a craft yourself, or merely want to enjoy the skills of others, this delightful book is a must. --unknown author

Practicalities and basics of the crafts are explained [...] find a useful list of organisations and training opportunities --The Landsman

a celebration of Britain's craftmanship [...] The photography is outstanding, vividly illustrating the text throughout. --Dorothy Organ

Mastercrafts reveals the genius of the craftsman, demonstrates the value of locally sourced, hand-crafted objects and celebrates the great tradition of British craftsmanship. --Countryman's Weekly

a celebration of Britain's craftmanship [...] The photography is outstanding, vividly illustrating the text throughout. --Dorothy Organ

L'autore

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.

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• Editore: David & Charles
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0715336436
• ISBN 13: 9780715336434
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 256