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~& *vi ^C *2k -^c<t ,l£? forgotten MS StCraf& s t ^2l <S '' ^PHN SEYMOUR _«*. -- Skills 3 from Bygone -tj- • • Days k\ (>ii, *"«, * Jj The Forgotten & Arts Crafts "There is not a human skill that was ever developed that is not still practiced somewhere on this planet/ John Seymour & 71 vrgotten Arts Crafts brings together in a si bsorbing volume two best-selling classics, x lie ForgottenArts and Forgotten Household Crafts, written by the acknowledged "Father ofSelf- sufficiency"John Seymour.Taking the reader on an evocative journey through the worlds oftraditional craftspeople — from blacksmith to bee-keeper, wainwright to housewife — Seymour celebrates their honest skills, many ofwhich have disappeared beneath the tread ofprogress. Reviving forgotten skills ca With characteristic passion, Seymour demonstrates that these country arts and household crafts need never be forgotten. From woodland and building crafts to the tasks ofthe kitchen and laundry, he explores every aspect oftraditional life. Materials and workshop tools are usefully annotated, and o techniques evoked in engaging words and pictures. So Over 1,700 detailed illustrations and photographs bring to life each craft and skill. Nostalgia for bygone days In an affectionate and nostalgic account,John Seymour recalls a lifetime ofencounters with working craftspeople in different parts ofthe world and describes the trades and household activities he saw practiced in the countryside of his youth.With a crusading vigor, he commends the joys ofnoble toil and makes a compelling plea for "virtuous craftsmanship," which may, without vigilance, vanish forever. $25.00 THE Forgotten Arts and Crafts THE Forgotten and Arts Crafts SEYMOUR JOHN DK A Dorling Kindersley Book ;!?~£«.- "frr^-Z-*!^- I ^ V B^E^K 1 f • ^^^ * -?<CT A ^ 1KB j k '<5 i> V. k BHHk w M 1 ^N^O L k _jp * Dorling Kindersley ||[|| LONDON, NEWYORK,SYDNEY,DELHI, PARIS, MUNICHandJOHANNESBURG BR BR TT145 .S495 200 1 For Angela Combined Edition Designer Wesley Richards Project EditorJenniferJones Production Ruth Charlton andJulian Deeming Senior Managing Editor Mary-ClareJerram Senior Managing Art Editor Lee Griffiths First American Edition, 2001 01 02 03 04 05 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. 95 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10016 TheForgottenArtsfirstpublishedin 1984andForgottenHouseholdCraftsfirstpublished in 1987 inGreatBritainbyDorlingKindersleyLimited InassociationwiththeNationalTrust Copyright© 1984, 1987and2001 DorlingKindersleyLimited, London Textcopyright© 1984, 1987and 2001JohnSeymour AllrightsreservedunderInternationalPan-AmericanCopyrightConventions.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced, stored inaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordingor otherwise, withoutthepriorpermissionofthecopyrightholder Published inGreatBtitainby DorlingKindersleyLimited LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Seymour,John, 1914- Theforgottenartsandcrafts/JohnSeymour.—1stAmericaned. p.cm. ISBN0-7894-5847-0 (alk.paper) 1. Handicraft—History. 1.Title TT145 .S495 2000 745.5'09-dc21 99-086448 ColorreproductionbyColourscan, Singapore. Printed inSlovakiabyNeogratia. seeourcomplete catalogat www.dk.com Previous page: Cidermakingin Wiltshire, andeverybody helps with the ciderpress, which although old-fashioned, is extremely efficient.
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