{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-craft-clive-edwards-9781350165342","title":"A Cultural History of Craft: Volumes 1-6","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraft has a complex past. It is woven into the histories of materials, techniques and technologies, but also the histories of gender, class, politics, production, and consumption.\u003c\/b\u003e The distinctions between craft practices - from the studio to the trade to the amateur - and the relationship of craft with art, design and technology have also altered the history of its practice. \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Craft\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive history of the subject. The work is divided into 6 volumes, with each volume covering the same topics, so readers can either study a period\/volume or follow a topic across history. The volumes are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 6 volumes cover: \u003ci\u003eAntiquity \u003c\/i\u003e(c.800 BCE-500 CE); \u003ci\u003ethe Medieval Age \u003c\/i\u003e(500?1450); \u003ci\u003ethe Renaissance \u003c\/i\u003e(1450?1650); \u003ci\u003ethe Age of Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e (1650?1800); \u003ci\u003ethe Age of Industry \u003c\/i\u003e(1800?1920); \u003ci\u003ethe Modern Age \u003c\/i\u003e(1920?present). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThemes (and chapter titles) are: concepts and perceptions of craft; society and politics; trade and exchange; fibres, textiles \u0026amp; dress; building and construction; ceramics and glass; woodworking and furniture; metal and jewelry; painting, graphics, printing and paper; representations of crafts \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe page extent for the pack is approximately 1500pp. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors and an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Craft \u003c\/i\u003eis part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clive Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350165344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350165342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Other\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11h x 1.11w x 1.11d\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot available to be shipped via Media Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clive Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Other","offer_id":47931038040319,"sku":"9781350165342","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da169146-6aff-4116-aa64-7778bcc8567e.jpg?v=1766346020","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-craft-clive-edwards-9781350165342","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}