A Visual Survey of Craft History: Global Traditions and Technological Innovations in Clay, Fiber, Glass, Metal, and Wood
Crafts and their history are Carol Ventura's passion. She not only investigates and documents them, but Carol is also an accomplished photographer and clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood craftsperson. In addition to art history, she also taught craft history at Tennessee Technological University until she retired in 2021. This book grew out of those classes. It had to be divided onto seven volumes because the high-resolution photographs made the document very large. Each volume includes a glossary and bibliography.
Carol hopes her book will increase appreciation for the talented craftspeople of all times and places whose legacy and dedication continue to enhance our lives. She especially hopes that teachers will use all or part of this visual survey for their own classes.
Many museums freely share their photographs for non-commercial, educational purposes if a credit line and link to their page are included in the caption. This is good because clicking on the helpful museum links usually leads to larger photos, in depth information, and similar pieces. The requirements for using the author's photos are the same; no permission is required for non-commercial, educational purposes if her name and a link to this web page are included.
Please click on the cover or link below each volume to download the free eBook or the link below them for the PDF. If your device needs an app to read eBooks, Calibre is a free downloadable eBook reader. The flowable eBook text accomodates all screen widths and the eBook photographs enlarge by clicking on them, but the PDF's are static. These volumes are frequently replaced with updated versions.
Please look at Carol's home page to see more of her craft research. Carol would really appreciate it if you would email suggestions, additions, comments, and corrections to her at cventura@tntech.edu.
This page was created by the late Andrzej Gutek in 2014. Carol Ventura added her Craft History book in 2025.
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