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Traditional Crafts of Ireland is
a new enlarged and updated version of David Shaw-Smith's original
book Ireland's Traditional Crafts first published in 1984. This New
Edition, in full colour throughout, includes over six-hundred wonderful
images; more than half are recently taken photographs with new
illustrations by Sally Shaw-Smith. The publication has been thoroughly
revised and has additional chapters and sections by Irelands foremost
craft writers and craftsmen. This new book brings the reader up to the
present time with the crafts; and craftsmen and women of Ireland.
There is a comprehensive further reading list which includes specialist
publications and academic papers, and a thorough, updated section
covering a variety of places to visit from museums to quirky
collections, craft establishments and interpretive centres. Libraries
and information on craft organisations are also included, and
courses in traditional skills. This is a seminal work, a truly
beautiful and useful book that will interest and delight anyone
interested in crafts and Ireland.
If you own the original
publication congratulations! It has been out of print for some years.
You will still want to buy this remarkable new edition, and
outstanding publication. The first critique to-date
says: 'We
were really gobsmacked by the freshness and sheer beauty of this totally
redesigned and recrafted book.....here are 621 fascinating, gleaming
colour photographs that you will linger over and return to with
pleasure' Review from - Books Ireland - On: Traditional Crafts of Ireland |
