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Traditional crafts of Ireland / edited and photographed by David Shaw-Smith ; drawings by Sally Shaw-Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial arts--Ireland.
- Industrial arts.
- Handicraft--Ireland.
- Handicraft.
- Country life--Ireland.
- Country life.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- 255 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Thames & Hudson, 2003.
- Summary:
- The rhythmic turn of the spinning wheel, the jingle of harnessed horses, the ring of the blacksmith's hammer, the scything of summer hay -- all these were once familiar sights and sounds in and around Irish homesteads. In this book, time stands still as we meet the skilled practitioners of more than forty traditional Irish crafts, from woodworkers, thatchers, goldsmiths and potters to glassblowers of the world-famous Waterford crystal, crios weavers from the Aran Islands, and the makers of items as varied as harps and quilts, sugan ropes and currachs, dry-stone walls and Irish lace. David Shaw-Smith has traveled the length and breadth of Ireland and its islands to assemble this unique record, documenting the crafts in their natural surroundings before they disappear completely. His superb color photographs are accompanied by his wife Sally's evocative drawings and by texts from some of Ireland's finest historians and folklorists. A magnificent testament to the centuries-old heritage of a vibrant land, Traditional Crafts of Ireland is both a chronicle of times past and a celebration of an enduring culture.
- Contents:
- Textiles
- Wool and flax 15
- Crios weaving 33
- Carpets 34
- Tailoring 37
- Patchwork 38
- Lace and crochet 42
- Samplers 47
- Stonework
- Stonecutting and masonry 49
- Millstone dressing 59
- Slate 60
- Dry-stone walling 63
- Woodwork
- Furniture 67
- Coopering 75
- Greenwood working 80
- Hurls 83
- Wooden boats 85
- Currachs 96
- Marching drums and bodhrans 102
- Uilleann pipes 104
- Harps 106
- Violins 111
- Willow, Rush and Straw
- Wickerwork 115
- Plaited rush and straw work 126
- Mummers and mumming 130
- Festival straw work 134
- Woven rushwork 136
- Bee-skeps 138
- Ropes 139
- Thatching 140
- Leather
- Harnesses and saddles 149
- Pampooties 155
- Shoes 156
- Bookbinding 158
- Metalwork
- Blacksmithing 163
- Carriage works 174
- Foundry works 177
- Tinsmithing 178
- Gold- and silverwork 181
- Jewelry 192
- Ceramics
- Coarse ware 197
- Clay smoking pipes 206
- Fine ware 209
- Glassware
- Crystal and studio glass 215
- Stained glass 222
- Calligraphy
- Illuminated manuscripts 227
- Sign writing 232
- Rural Life
- Candle making 237
- Fly tying 240
- Life and craft on a Co. Fermanagh farm 243.
- Notes:
- "An earlier version of this book was published as Ireland's traditional crafts in 1984."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 050051142X
- OCLC:
- 52737422
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