Cræft : an inquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts
Entry/Object ID
GN406.L25
Description
The Old English word "cræft" 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 Landlands 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.
Lexicon
Search Terms
artisans--europe, handicraft--europe, handicraft--history, material culture--europe
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Alexander Langlands
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co.
Place Published
City
London
Country
England, United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Date Published
2018
Call No.
GN406.L25
ISBN
393356574, 9780393356571
Notes
Length: 344
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
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.
