The invention of craft / Glenn Adamson.

Author/creator Adamson, Glenn author.
Other author Victoria and Albert Museum.
Format Book
PublicationLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Descriptionxxv, 243 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subjects
Handicraft--History.
Industrial arts--History.
Workmanship--History.

Contents Manipulation -- Mystery -- Mechanical -- Memory.
Abstract "Glenn Adamson's last book, Thinking Through Craft, offered an influential account of craft's position within modern and contemporary art. Now, in his engaging sequel, The Invention of Craft, his theoretical discussion of skilled work is extended back in time and across numerous disciplines. Adamson searches out the origins of modern craft, locating its emergence in the period of the industrial revolution. He demonstrates how craft was invented as industry's "other", a necessary counterpart to ideas of progress and upheaval. In the process, the magical and secretive culture of artisans was gradually dominated through division and explication. This left craft with an oppositional stance, a traditional or anti-modern position. The Invention of Craft ranges widely across media, from lock-making, wood-carving and iron-casting to fashion, architecture and design. It also moves back and forth between periods, from the 18th century to the present day, demonstrating how contemporary practice can be informed through the study of modern craft in its moment of invention"-- Provided by publisher.
General note"Published in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London"--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012049664
ISBN9780857850645 (hardback)
ISBN0857850644 (hardback)
ISBN9780857850669 (pbk.)
ISBN0857850660 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks TT15 .A33 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold