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.
| ISBN: | 9780715336434 |
| Publication date: | 12th February 2010 |
| Author: | Tom Quinn |
| Publisher: | David & Charles |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Genres: |
Traditional trades, crafts and skills Nostalgia: general |
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.
Mastercrafts features in the following genres: Traditional trades, crafts and skills, Nostalgia: general
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Mastercrafts was written by Tom Quinn and published by David & Charles
Mastercrafts has 256 pages