The invention of craft /
Adamson, Glenn,
The invention of craft / Glenn Adamson. - xxv, 243 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
Published in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Glenn Adamson extends his ongoing theoretical discussion of skilled work back in time and across numerous disciplines, searching out the origins of modern craft. Locating its emergence in the period of the industrial revolution, he demonstrates how contemporary practice can be informed through the study of modern craft in its moment of invention.
Specialized.
9780857850669 (pbk.) : £16.99 0857850660
Handicraft--History.
Industrial arts--History.
Workmanship--History.
Crafts.
Crafts.
The invention of craft / Glenn Adamson. - xxv, 243 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
Published in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Glenn Adamson extends his ongoing theoretical discussion of skilled work back in time and across numerous disciplines, searching out the origins of modern craft. Locating its emergence in the period of the industrial revolution, he demonstrates how contemporary practice can be informed through the study of modern craft in its moment of invention.
Specialized.
9780857850669 (pbk.) : £16.99 0857850660
Handicraft--History.
Industrial arts--History.
Workmanship--History.
Crafts.
Crafts.
