Hemslojd: Den Svenska hemslojden fram til 1800-talets slut
Lund: Hakan Ohlssons Forlag, 1972. Hardcover. Color-illustrated cream cloth/boards. Black lettering. 424 pp. with 63 color and 585 bw illustrations. No dust jacket. Good+ clean and tight but with art museum ex-lib. plate, bar code, and blind stamp. Light cover shelf wear; binding lightly bumped. Item #152937
Swedish handicrafts until the end of the 1800s. Text in Swedish. Several chapters with sub-sections: Discusses Hemslojd in general and its function and cultural importance. Also covers many different types of handicrafts imaginable. Includes archival photos, bw line drawings, museum settings featuring the hemslojd, maps, stich diagrams, designs/motifs, and more. Beautiful color plates. All you could ever want to know about the handicrafts of Sweden - very thorough. Textiles (largest section), wood carving, furniture, metalwork, baskets, and more.
Price: $50.00