Cræft : an inquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts /
The Old English word "craeft" signified knowledge, skill, wisdom, and resourcefulness. Today, in the wake of industrialization, people are again seeking products made with authenticity -- artisan breads, local honey, craft beers, furniture and other goods made by human hands. Archaeologist...
| Main Author: | Langlands, Alex, (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Brockway, Harry, 1958- (Illustrator) |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2018.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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First published in 2017 by Faber and Faber Ltd under the title "Cræft : how traditional crafts are about more than just making." |
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Foreword: The strimmer and the scythe -- Preface: Why cræft? -- Defining cræft -- Making hay -- Sticks and stones -- Grenjaðarstaður -- The skep-making beekeeper -- Taming the wilds -- Weft and warp -- Under thatch -- The shoe and the harness -- Seed and sward -- The oxna mere -- Fire and earth -- The craft of digging -- Baskets and boats -- Postscript: Cræft and contemplation. |
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