Bibliograph

Cræft, an inquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts, Alexander Langlands ; wood engravings, Harry Brockway

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Cræft, an inquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts, Alexander Langlands ; wood engravings, Harry Brockway

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cræft

Oclc number

988281164

Responsibility statement

Alexander Langlands ; wood engravings, Harry Brockway

Sub title

an inquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts

Summary

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 and medieval historian Alexander Langlands travels from his home in Wales along the Atlantic seaboard of Europe learning a wide range of traditional manual skills, and searching for the lost meaning of craeft

Table Of Contents

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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Craft, an inquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts

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