Craeft: How Traditional Crafts Are about More Than Just Making
Author(s): Alexander Langlands
In a period of meaningless mass manufacturing, our growing appetite for hand-made objects, artisan food, and craft beverages reveals our deep cravings for tradition and quality. But there was a time when craft meant something very different; the Old English word cr�ft possessed an almost indefinable sense of knowledge, wisdom, and power. In this fascinating book, historian and popular broadcaster Alex Langlands goes in search of the mysterious lost meaning of cr�ft. Through a vibrant series of mini-histories, told with his trademark energy and charm, Langlands resurrects the ancient craftspeople who fused exquisite skill with back-breaking labour-and passionately defends the renewed importance of cr�ft today.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Faber & Faber, Limited
- : Faber & Faber, Limited
- : 0.425
- : 30 September 2017
- : 23.40 cmmm X 15.30 cmmm
- : 01 November 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : Alexander Langlands
- : Hardback
- : Main
- : en
- : 352