Description
A celebration of Britain's unique surviving industries and crafts, the people who practise them today, and the wonderful objects they create
About the Author
Anthony Burton is a regular contributor to the BBC's Countryfile magazine, and has written various books on Britain's industrial heritage, including Remains of a Revolution and The National Trust Guide to Our Industrial Past, as well as three of the official National Trail guides. He has written and presented for the BBC, acted as historical adviser for the Discovery series Industrial Revelations and On the Rails, and has appeared as an expert on the programme Coast. Rob Scott has worked as a photojournalist and editorial photographer for 30 years. His portraits of celebrities such as BB King, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Simon Rattle, David Beckham and Sir Richard Branson have been published all over the world and his work regularly appears in UK magazines including the BBC's Countryfile, Music and Wildlife, as well as LandScape, National Trust and English Heritage magazines. In recent years he has specialised in documenting Britain's surviving traditional industries. www.robscottphotography.com
Reviews
A delightful journey through our incredible creative heritage -- Hilary Clothier * BBC Countryfile *
Impossible to resist ... a pure shot in the arm for those of us feeling jaded by our increasingly automated modern world * Saga Magazine *
So many interesting crafts and their histories. A fully illustrated celebration ... hurray! -- Bruce Kemble-Johnson * Let's Talk *
A truly beautiful book with some awe-inspiring photography * Cotswold Life *
A magnificent piece of work, visually stunning and profoundly moving. The images burn themselves on the mind and stir a response in the soul. -- Pat Ashworth * Church Times *
A beautiful homage to how the past is remaining relevant in the present * LandScape *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472922830
Author Anthony Burton
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Adlard Coles Nautical
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 1526g