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20%OFFAnthony Burton - Crafted in Britain: The Survival of Britain´s Traditional Industries - 9781472922830 - V9781472922830
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Crafted in Britain: The Survival of Britain´s Traditional Industries

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Description for Crafted in Britain: The Survival of Britain´s Traditional Industries Hardcover. A celebration of Britain's unique surviving industries and crafts, the people who practice them today, and the wonderful objects they create. Num Pages: 224 pages, Approximately 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 289 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Crafted in Britain is a celebration of Britain's traditional crafts and industries that have survived into the modern world, not as museums but on their merits. In an age of increasing automation and standardisation, it is a joy to find such places, where craftsmanship and personal skills are still valued. Their world is recreated in Rob Scott's dramatic photographs, while the processes and history of the different industries is described in the captivating text by Anthony Burton. They have travelled the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472922830
SKU
V9781472922830
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About Anthony Burton
Anthony Burton is a regular contributor to the BBC's Countryfile magazine, and has written various books on Britain's industrial heritage, including Remains of a Revolution and The National Trust Guide to Our Industrial Past, as well as three of the official National Trail guides. He has written and presented for the BBC, acted as historical adviser for the Discovery series ... Read more

Reviews for Crafted in Britain: The Survival of Britain´s Traditional Industries
A delightful journey through our incredible creative heritage
Hilary Clothier
BBC Countryfile
Impossible to resist ... a pure shot in the arm for those of us feeling jaded by our increasingly automated modern world
Saga Magazine
So many interesting crafts and their histories. A fully illustrated celebration ... hurray!
Bruce Kemble-Johnson
Let's Talk ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Crafted in Britain: The Survival of Britain´s Traditional Industries


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