Exploring Country Crafts

Pictorial Laminated Boards in Near Fine condition. Not Inscribed. 114 Pages. Fully illustrated throughout with many photographs. Among the great delights of our countryside are the many examples of natural craftsmanship that have done so much to create Britain's regional characteristics. By and large the country craftsman's life was passed within a small community, using local natural materials he made the buildings and wagons that answered to local needs. He would take pride in creating something useful and durable, but also in creating it with beauty and good taste. J Geraint Jenkins, Keeper of Material Collections at the Welsh Folk Museum and author of many books on rural crafts is particularly well qualified to guide us around the crafts of England and Wales. Among the tradesmen he covers are Woodworkers, Wheelwrights, Builders, Potters, Metal Workers and Saddlers, Textile Workers, Food and Drink makers, Fishermen and Leather workers.