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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Dk Pub
Publication date
April 1, 2001
Pages
384
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780789458476
ISBN-10
0789458470
Dimensions
1.25 by 8.25 by 11 in.
Weight
4.20 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$35.00
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency | Forgotten Household Crafts: A Portrait of the Way We Once Lived | The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide | The New Self-Sufficient Gardener | The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers | The Encyclopedia of Country Living | The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It
The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency | Forgotten Household Crafts: A Portrait of the Way We Once Lived | The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide | The New Self-Sufficient Gardener | The Forgotten Skills of Self-Sufficiency Used by the Mormon Pioneers | The Encyclopedia of Country Living | The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A journey through the worlds of traditinal craftspeople, from blacksmith to bee-keeper and wainwright to housewife, celebrates country arts and household crafts in an attractive, well-illustrated and photographed format.
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: "There is not a human skill that was ever developed that is not still practiced somewhere on this planet." -- John Seymour. The Forgotten Arts & crafts brings together in a single absorbing volume two best-selling classics, The Forgotten Arts and Forgotten Household Crafts, written by the acknowledged "Father of Self-sufficiency" John Seymour. Taking the reader on an evocative journey through the worlds of traditional craftspeople -- from blacksmith to bee-keeper, wainwright to housewife -- Seymour celebrates their honest skills, many of which have disappeared beneath the tread of progress. With characteristic passion, Seymour demonstrates that these country arts and household crafts need never be forgotten. From woodland and building crafts to the tasks of the kitchen and laundry, he explores every aspect of traditional life. Materials and workshop tools are usefully annotated, and techniques evoked in engaging words and pictures. Over 1,700 detailed illustrations and photographs bring to life each craft and skill. In an affectionate and nostalgic account, John Seymour recalls a lifetime of encounters with working craftspeople in different parts of the world and describes the trades and household activities he saw practiced in the countryside of his youth. With a crusading vigor, he commends the joys of noble toil and makes a compelling plea for "virtuous craftsmanship," which may, without vigilance, vanish forever.
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Hardcover
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from Dk Pub (April 1, 2001)
9780789458476 | details & prices | 384 pages | 8.25 × 11.00 × 1.25 in. | 4.20 lbs | List price $35.00
About: Celebrates country art and household crafts in a journey through the worlds of traditional craftspeople, from blacksmith to bee-keeper and wainwright to housewife.
About: Celebrates country art and household crafts in a journey through the worlds of traditional craftspeople, from blacksmith to bee-keeper and wainwright to housewife.
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