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Canal Arts and Crafts
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Canal Arts and Crafts
Contributors:
By (Author) Avril Lansdell
Series:
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Shire Publications
Publication Date:
1st March 2004
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Ships and boats: general interest
Dewey:
745.50941
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
56
Dimensions:
Width 149mm, Height 210mm, Spine 5mm
Weight:
151g
Description
Narrow boat cabins were bright with paint, and the 'roses and castles' decorations of the canal boats are a true English folk art along with the embroidery of the boatwomen.
Author Bio
Avril Lansdell was curator of Weybrige Museum from 1968-1989. Her first book 'Clothes of the Cut' was published by British Waterways Board in 1975. She has written other titles on cosume of the Shire list.
