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Freidenrich, Emily, author.
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Handicraft.
Industrial arts.
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Almost lost arts : t...
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Almost lost arts : traditional crafts and the artisans keeping them alive / by Emily Freidenrich ; with essays by Narayan Khandekar and Margaret Shepherd.
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Freidenrich, Emily, author.
San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, [2019]
Subjects
Handicraft.
Industrial arts.
Artisans.
ISBN:
9781452170206 (hardcover : alkaline paper) :
1452170207 (hardcover : alkaline paper) :
Description:
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Contents:
The globemakers / Peter Bellerby, Bellerby & Co., London, England -- A tour of Harvard's color library / by Dr. Narayan Khandekar, director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies -- The Goryeo celadon potter / Lee Eun Bum, Gallery Huue, Eumsung, South Korea -- Ink warms my soul / by Margaret Shepherd, calligrapher and author of The Art of the Handwritten Note -- The hatmakers / Abbie Dwelle, Paul's Hat Works, San Francisco, California, USA.
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In this book, you'll meet more than twenty artisans who have devoted their lives to honoring traditional techniques and to creating something useful and beautiful every day. In-depth profiles of the artisans illuminate the philosophies and histories behind their work. Gorgeous photographs transport you to studios from Oaxaca to Kyoto and from Milan to Tennessee. Two essays explore the challenges and rewards of engaging deeply with tradition. This book is a tribute to human ingenuity and a celebration of tactile beauty. Whether you appreciate beautiful craftsmanship or are a maker yourself, you'll find inspiration and hope in these pages.
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Hawaii State Library
Art, Music & Recreation
745.5 Fr
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Hilo Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
745.5 Freidenrich
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07/10/2024
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Kihei Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
745.5 Fr
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Adult Nonfiction
745.5 Fr
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Molokai Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
745.5 Fr
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07/05/2024
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