Handmade in Britain
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Handmade in Britain
V & A Pub. , Distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams, 2012
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Handmade in Britain (Television program)
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"BBC"
"This book accompanies a year-long season of television programmes produced in partnership between the Victoria and Albert Museum and the BBC."--P. 7
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-201) and index
Contents of Works
- Stained glass
- Metalwork
- Ceramics
- Fabric
- Wood
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This important book forms part of the Handmade in Britain partnership between the V&A and the BBC. Published as the culmination of a year-long season of programming over three series, it explores the history of making in Britain, looking across all media within the decorative arts. Handmade in Britain expands on the programmes, featuring key objects and makers in the V&A's collection as well as contributions from contemporary practitioners. It traces Britain's status as an unsophisticated importer of luxury Renaissance goods, to becoming one of the leading worldwide exporters of decorative arts by the end of the nineteenth century, and discusses present-day making - particularly the relationship between industrialized and craft-based processes and practice. It also shows how the history of making in Britain is not a London-centric story, but one of regional centres across the country often suited to different manufacturers for specific reasons. Like the programmes, the book takes each tradition in turn, looking at ceramics, metalwork, wood, textiles and stained glass.
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