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Travelling Art - Gypsy Caravans and Canal Barges (Paperback) Loot Price: R524
Discovery Miles 5 240
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Travelling Art - Gypsy Caravans and Canal Barges (Paperback): Gordon Thorburn, John Baxter

Travelling Art - Gypsy Caravans and Canal Barges (Paperback)

Gordon Thorburn, John Baxter

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The hey-day of the British gypsy caravan was short, only about 70 years, during which period it grew from a simple utility vehicle, blossomed and flourished as a mobile work of art, then disappeared from common sight. These caravans were masterpieces of woodcraft and design, and the best of them cost as much as a small house. Unlike any small house, almost half the cost was in the decoration. This beautifully illustrated book presents the different types of caravan and the great variety of art which was carved and painted upon them and their brothers-in-transport, the old narrowboats. While there were certain rules and conventions of style, the decoration on and in all the types was ultimately governed only by how much money could be spent. The caravan in particular was the supreme status symbol among travelling people and its art the prime means for expressing where one stood in the world.

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Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 2010
First published: 2010
Authors: Gordon Thorburn • John Baxter
Dimensions: 250 x 230 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-5502-0
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Places & peoples: general interest
Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > Folk art
Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Road & motor vehicles: general interest > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > Narrowboats & canals
Books > Travel > Places & peoples: general interest
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LSN: 0-7524-5502-8
Barcode: 9780752455020

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