Amateur Craft: History and Theory

by Stephen Knott

Book Overview

Amateur Craft provides an illuminating and historically-grounded account of amateur craft in the modern era, from 19th century Sunday painters and amateur carpenters to present day railway modellers and yarnbombers. Stephen Knott's fascinating study explores the curious and unexpected attributes of things made outside standardised models of mass production, arguing that amateur craft practice is 'differential' - a temporary moment of control...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472577345
• ISBN13: 9781472577344
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.6"