Horn: Its History and Its Uses
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Horn, a byproduct of the cattle trade, was the material that supplied both utilitarian needs and objects of great beauty until the advent of the modern plastics industry. This is a comprehensive, authoritative, beautifully illustrated account which not only throws light on a neglected subject, but skilfully marries the past with the present. The book includes information on hornworkers and their lifestyles over the centuries, descriptions on various methods of hornworking from medieval times to the present day; and descriptions of many of the wide-ranging objects produced in horn, illustrated with images, many previously unpublished from museums and private collections worldwide.
Author: Adele Schaverien
Format: Hardback, 280 pages, 180mm x 265mm, 1218 g
Published: 2006, Adele Schaverien, Australia
Genre: Antiques & Collectables
Description
Horn, a byproduct of the cattle trade, was the material that supplied both utilitarian needs and objects of great beauty until the advent of the modern plastics industry. This is a comprehensive, authoritative, beautifully illustrated account which not only throws light on a neglected subject, but skilfully marries the past with the present. The book includes information on hornworkers and their lifestyles over the centuries, descriptions on various methods of hornworking from medieval times to the present day; and descriptions of many of the wide-ranging objects produced in horn, illustrated with images, many previously unpublished from museums and private collections worldwide.
Horn: Its History and Its Uses