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£7.50
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Pots, Brooms, Hurdles, Thatching Spars, Sheep Cribs
and even Hay Rakes were made in the Heathlands of East Dorset, using the
natural resources of both the heathlands and adjacent coppiced woodlands.
This book explores the whole network of these lost trades; the landscape
which supported them; and the life of local people.
Jo Draper has worked in museums and as an
archaeologist, and has written sixteen books and more than seventy articles.
She started working on archaeology excavated over thirty years ago and has
published many pottery reports. She is the author of Post-Medieval Pottery
(Shire Publications) and several books on Dorset.
£20.00
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Dorset Country Pottery traces the history of the
industry, people and pots of the Verwood kilns, which were still firing
using traditional methods until the end in 1952. Now, much sought after by
collectors, their distinctive pieces are admired for their classic lines,
rich glazes and rustic beauty, as well as for their place in the history of
Dorset and ceramics.
Penny Copland-Griffiths has been researching
the Verwood area and its pottery industry for over thirty years, and is the
author of Dorset Pottery (Dovecote Press). She is also the founder of The
Verwood & District Potteries Trust, in 1985.
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