Cræft : an inquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
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First American edition.
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344 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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GN575 .L25 C73 2018
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
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First American edition.
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English
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40027800983

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First published in 2017 by Faber and Faber Ltd under the title "Cræft : how traditional crafts are about more than just making".
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"In the midst of a seemingly endless supply of mass-manufactured products, we find ourselves nostalgic for products bearing the mark of authenticity--hand-made furniture, artisan breads, craft beers, and other goods produced by human hands. What often goes unnoticed is the transformation of our understanding of craft--or rather, cræft--in the wake of industrialization. In Cræft, archaeologist and medieval historian Alexander Langlands argues that our modern understanding of craft only skims the surface. His journeys from his home in Wales have taken him along the Atlantic seaboard of Europe, from Spain through France and England to Scotland and Iceland in search of the lost meaning of craft. Reaching as far back as the Neolithic period, he combines deep history with scientific analyses and personal anecdotes. We follow the author as he herds sheep, keeps bees, tans hides, spins wool, and thatches roofs. We learn that scythes work much better on tall grass than the latest model of weed trimmers, that you can spin wool using a large wooden spoon, and that it was once considered criminal to work on animal hides before a requisite twelve-month soak. When it first appeared in Old English, the word cræft signified an indefinable sense of knowledge, wisdom, and resourcefulness. Rediscovering cræft will connect us with our human past, our sense of place, and our remarkable capacity to survive in the harshest of landscapes. Cræft helps us more fully appreciate human ingenuity and the passing on of traditions from generation to generation." -- Publisher's description
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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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Langlands, A., & Brockway, H. (2018). Cræft: an inquiry into the origins and true meaning of traditional crafts (First American edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Langlands, Alex and Harry Brockway. 2018. Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts. W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Langlands, Alex and Harry Brockway. Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Langlands, Alex,, and Harry Brockway. Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts First American edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.

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