Telling the Bees and Other Customs : The Folklore of Rural Crafts Paperback / softback
by Mark Norman
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As featured in The New York Times... Throughout the history of civilisation, traditional crafts have been passed down from hand to skilled hand.
Blacksmithing, brewing, beekeeping, baking, milling, spinning, knitting and weaving: these skills held societies together, and so too shaped their folklore and mythology. Exploring the folklore connected with these rural crafts, Telling the Bees examines the customs, superstitions and stories woven into some of the world’s oldest trades.
From the spinning of the Fates to the blacksmith’s relationship with the devil, and the symbolism of John Barleycorn to a ritual to create bees from the corpse of a cow – these are the traditions upon which our modern world was built.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:20 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:16/03/2023
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- ISBN:9781803992617
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:20 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:16/03/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781803992617