artisans

Provides information about the jobs people had during colonial times in America, how they learned the skills they needed, how jobs were chosen, and how modern work compares with that of the colonists.

Chronicles the history of guilds, discussing their importance to life in the Middle Ages, features brief descriptions of typical guilds, and includes instructions and recipes for crafts and foods such as those made by guilds.

Discusses the origins of American art by tracing the author's artistic family.

With her talent for mending things, sixteen-year-old Tanaquil reconstructs a unicorn which, brought to life, lures her away from her desert fortress home and her sorceress mother to find a city by the sea and the way to a perfect world.

Describes the working methods, products, houses and shops, town and country trades, and individual and group enterprises of colonial American skilled craftsmen.

Discusses the lives led by the people who built the pyramids, tombs, and temples of ancient Egypt.

Describes the training and work of such craftspeople as carpenters, masons, silversmiths, wigmakers, and leatherworkers living in the American colonies.

Photographs and text describe how colonial Americans made the things they needed such as chairs, baskets, tools, and clothing.

Describes articles made by various artisans for the use of the early settlers.