In the modern world we are becoming bombarded by craft. Hand-made tools, artisan breads and craft beers are all part of a pantheon of goods designed to appeal to our earthier selves, our sense of tradition, quality and luxury, all brought together through a personal touch - objects to savour in a world of meaningless mass manufacture.
But once, craft - or more specifically,
crĂŚft - meant something very different. When it was first written down in Old English, over a thousand years ago, it had an almost indefinable sense of 'knowledge', 'wisdom' and 'power'. To be
crĂŚfty was to be truly intelligent - but in a way that is almost inconceivable to us today.
Through a series of mini-histories, detailed craft analyses and personal anecdotes, archaeologist, historian and broadcaster Alex Langlands goes in search of the lost knowledge of
crĂŚft.
Fusing stories of landscapes, personalities and mesmerising skill, with back-breaking hard work, this book will convince readers - for their health, wealth and well-being - to introduce more
crĂŚft into their lives.
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HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- LANDING PAGE
- TITLE PAGE
- DEDICATION
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD: THE STRIMMER AND THE SCYTHE
- PREFACE: WHY CRĂFT?
- 1: DEFINING CRĂFT
- 2: MAKING HAY
- 3: STICKS AND STONES
- 4: GRENJAĂARSTAĂUR
- 5: THE SKEP-MAKING BEEKEEPER
- 6: TAMING THE WILDS
- 7: WEFT AND WARP
- 8: UNDER THATCH
- 9: THE SHOE AND THE HARNESS
- 10: SEED AND SWARD
- 11: THE OXNA MERE
- 12: FIRE AND EARTH
- 13: THE CRAFT OF DIGGING
- 14: BASKETS AND BOATS
- POSTSCRIPT: CRĂFT AND CONTEMPLATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- COPYRIGHT
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