Lost Lore
A Celebration of Traditional Wisdom, from Foraging and Festivals to Seafaring and Smoke Signals
(Sprache: Englisch)
An engaging introduction to traditional knowledge and forgotten wisdom
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An engaging introduction to traditional knowledge and forgotten wisdom
Klappentext zu „Lost Lore “
cooking with a range - counting sheep - curing drunkennessfinding water - signalling with semaphore - identifying plants and trees
making and taking tea - natural first aid - using an abacus
navigating by nature - preparing antidotes to poisoning
predicting the sex of a baby - repairing clothes
curing warts - weather forecasting
Lost Lore is a celebration of the time-honoured wisdom upon which we all once relied. It draws on folklore, tradition and superstition, and is packed with amusing anecdotes and historical extracts which illuminate the beliefs and knowledge of our ancestors. It brings to life the wisdom and practical skills that helped generation after generation, only becoming lost with the advent of mechanization and the technological age.
Following in the footsteps of Lost Crafts, Lost Lore is a beautiful book that will once more immerse you in the pleasures of the past.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Lost Lore “
From the contents:cooking with a range
counting sheep
curing drunkenness finding water
signalling with semaphore
identifying plants and trees
making and taking tea
natural first aid
using an abacus
navigating by nature
preparing antidotes to poisoning
predicting the sex of a baby
repairing clothes
curing warts
weather forecasting
Autoren-Porträt von Una McGovern, Paul Jenner
Jenner, PaulPaul Jenner is a writer and journalist specializing in lifestyle subjects. He lives with his partner, three horses, two dogs and two sheep, in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees, where, when he's not working, he enjoys hiking, riding, cycling, sailing, swimming, diving and snowboarding. His other books include Teach Yourself Living Longer, Living Well and Teach Yourself Happiness.
McGovern, Una
Una McGovern studied English Language and Literature at the University of Sheffield before completing an MA in Lexicography at the University of Exeter. She is currently a freelance editor and writer, with a wide range of reference books to her name. As editor, Una has worked on such books as Chambers Dictionary of Quotations (2005), Chambers Biographical Dictionary (2002), Chambers Dictionary of Literary Characters (2004) and Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained (2007). She has also contributed to, and worked as copy-editor on, numerous other titles, both fiction and non-fiction. Una lives with her partner in rural Devon, spending much of her leisure time developing an organic kitchen garden.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Una McGovern , Paul Jenner
- 2009, 384 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 20 x 25,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Hodder Education
- ISBN-10: 0550105212
- ISBN-13: 9780550105219
Sprache:
Englisch
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