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The Lost Carving
A Journey to the Heart of Making
Brief Description
The highly acclaimed memoir of a renowned artisan, with a new introduction by Jenny Uglow, The Lost Carving reveals the inspirational secrets of wood and craft. On a chance visit to St James's church, Piccadilly, David Esterly was awestruck by the delicate beauty and ambition of...
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Format: Paperback / softback
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The Lost Carving
Republished to meet the resurgent interest in wood arts and craft, an inspiring reflection on creativity and mastery by a world-renowned artisan
An inspiring reflection on creativity and mastery by a world-renowned artisan
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Description
The highly acclaimed memoir of a renowned artisan, with a new introduction by Jenny Uglow, The Lost Carving reveals the inspirational secrets of wood and craft.
On a chance visit to St James's church, Piccadilly, David Esterly was awestruck by the delicate beauty and ambition of master carver Grinling Gibbons's limewood decorations. The encounter changed the course of Esterly's life as he devoted himself to these lost techniques.
By 1986, when a fire at Hampton Court Palace destroyed much of Gibbons's masterpiece, Esterly was the only candidate to restore his idol's work to glory, though the experience forced him to question his abilities and delve deeply into the subtle skills of making.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780715655245
Publisher: Duckworth Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 February 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Duckworth
Contributors:
- Introduction by Jenny Uglow
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
About the Author
David Esterly is the author of Grinling Gibbons and The Art of Carving and curated the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition on Gibbons in 1998. He was a professional wood carver since the 1970s, and has been profiled in the Financial Times, the New Yorker and the New York Times. He lived in upstate New York.
Jenny Uglow is a highly acclaimed critic and biographer, and the author of numerous prize-winning non-fiction books, including The Lunar Men, Nature's Engraver, A Gambling Man, Mr Lear and Sybil & Cyril.
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