Records Of The Basketmakers Company Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Records of the Basketmakers' Company The scanty records prior to the establishment of the Company suggest an earlier organization of the fraternity, though no documentary evi dence of this has yet been found. There are traces of Basket-makers in the City at an early period, and the more remote the time in which there is evidence of the existence of a craft, the stronger is the presumption that the members of that craft had associated themselves for their mutual protection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Profusely illustrated authoritative classic gives history and geography of baskets, detailed advice on basket design, materials, techniques, care, and step-by-step instructions. 294 illustrations, including 12 in color on the covers.

Exploring basketmaking's variety of form, pattern and construction, this volume questions the traditional boundaries and status of the technique, from its anthropological influences and history to the effect it has had on contemporary craft and sculpture.