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Shortlisted for the History Book Award in Scotland''s National Book Awards, 2023

During the long 19th century, Scotland was home to an established body of skilled jewellers who were able to access a range of materials from the country's varied natural landscape: precious gold and silver; sparkling crystals and colourful stones; freshwater pearls, shells and parts of rare animals.

Following these materials on their journey from hill and shore, across the jeweller's bench and on to the bodies of wearers, this book challenges the persistent notion that the forces of industrialisation led to the decline of craft. It instead reveals a vivid picture of skilled producers who were driving new and revived areas of hand skill, and who were key to fostering a focused cultural engagement with the natural world among both producers and consumers through the things they made. By placing producers
and their skill in cultural context, it provides new and multifacete

The Material Landscapes of Scotlands Jewellery

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury
      Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 1/11/2024
      ISBN13: 9781350469921, 978-1350469921
      ISBN10: 1350469920
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Shortlisted for the History Book Award in Scotland''s National Book Awards, 2023

      During the long 19th century, Scotland was home to an established body of skilled jewellers who were able to access a range of materials from the country's varied natural landscape: precious gold and silver; sparkling crystals and colourful stones; freshwater pearls, shells and parts of rare animals.

      Following these materials on their journey from hill and shore, across the jeweller's bench and on to the bodies of wearers, this book challenges the persistent notion that the forces of industrialisation led to the decline of craft. It instead reveals a vivid picture of skilled producers who were driving new and revived areas of hand skill, and who were key to fostering a focused cultural engagement with the natural world among both producers and consumers through the things they made. By placing producers
      and their skill in cultural context, it provides new and multifacete

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