Cræft

Alexander Langlands

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Author
Alexander Langlands
Publish Date
2018-01-02
Book Type
Hardcover
Publisher Name
W.W. Norton & Company
Subject
General & World History
Subtitle
An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts
Number of Pages
344
ISBN-13
9780393635904
ISBN-10
0393635902
SKU
9780393635904

Description

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