This video is an intimate view of traditional building and restoration techniques through the eyes of master craftsmen and women. It reveals rare skills which are fast disappearing in this rapidly changing world. The film has six sections each examining an individual craft: timbercraft, stonecraft, glasscraft, ironcraft, solid plastering and decorative paint work.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323986
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Buildings - Conservation and restoration
Closed captioning
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artisans
Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft
History → Buildings - Conservation and restoration
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)