Cotswold Crafts

Brill, Edith

1st edition hardback, 184 pages, 5 line drawings and 24 photographs. A clean and tight book with an unclipped dj; spine slightly sunned. No inscriptions, small watermark on rear lower edge of dj and hard cover c. 1cm sq. This book is divided into four sections: Stone - builders, monument -makers, drystone wallers Timber - carpenters, millwrights and basket makers Metals - blacksmiths and farriers Leather and Wood - saddlers, weavers and blanket-makers. Edith Brill takes an historical look at these crafts in the Cotswolds, tracing them from their earliest appearances in the region to their finest achievements, and including the significance of the Arts & Crafts Movement and the role of Ernest Gimson and the Barnsley brothers of Sapperton.

Our Ref: S5510

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