Explores how artisans and hand skills evolved against a background of technical and commercial modernisation in Scotland.
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 19, 2022).
Contents
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Introduction: Craftworkers Today and in the Long Eighteenth Century -- 1. Edinburgh and the Luxury Crafts -- 2. Industrial Crafts: Glasgow and Beyond -- 3. Rural Craft in the Lowlands and Highlands -- 4. Tourism and Craftwork -- 5. Country-house Building and Furnishing -- 6. Exhibiting Craftwork -- 7. Amateur Craft -- Conclusion: Evaluating the Craft Economy -- Bibliography -- Index