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Old Stirling clockmakers (including those in St. Ninians) up to 1990
Charles Allan
1990
A directory of eighteenth and nineteenth century clockmakers in Stirlingshire.
The painted ceilings of Scotland 1550-1650
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
1966
A survey of a form of painted decoration that is particularly well preserved in Scotland.
Electric lighting: a practical guide to the wiring of houses and the installing of electric-light plants
Cassell and Company, Ltd
1926
A guide to the successful wiring of a house.
The Worshipful Company of Brewers: a short history
Hutchinson Benham
1977
A history of one of London's Livery Companies, first confirmed by Royal Charter in 1319.
The Glasgow Style 1890-1920
Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries
1984
Published to accompany two exhibitions on the Glasgow Style.
Some notes on bookbinding
Humphrey Milford
1929
An introduction to bookbinding by a renowned craftsman and bound using Cockerell marbled papers, which were first produced at the Cockerell bindery by Sydney and Oliver Cockerell in September 1926.
Wemyss ware: a decorative Scottish pottery
Scottish Academic Press
1986
A history of the Fife pottery.
Glasgow stained glass: a preliminary study
Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries
1981
An introduction to the glass studios and artists in nineteenth and early twentieth century Glasgow/
Chronicles of the maltmen craft in Glasgow, 1605-1879
Incorporation of Maltmen
1895
A history of the Incorporation of Maltmen in Glasgow.
Woodland crafts in Britain: an account of the traditional uses of trees and timbers in the British countryside
B.T. Batsford Ltd.
1949
An account of the traditional uses of trees and timber in the British countryside.
Scottish crafts
EP Publishing Limited
1976
A re-issue of Finaly's 1948 survey of Scottish craftmanship.
A hundred years of progress: the record of the Scottish Typographical Association 1853-1952
Scottish Typographical Association
1953
A history of the body formed to represent and protect the interests of workers in the Scottish printing industry.
The widening Thames
Constable
1965
The history of the River Thames from the Pool of London down to the Nore.
Planecraft: hand planing by modern methods
C. & J. Hampton, Limited
1954
A guide to types, use and care of carpenter's planes.
Tools for woodwork: the sharpening, care, and use of hand tools
Evans Brothers Limited
1955
Deals with all the hand tools likely to be used, and explains their use, sharpening, and care.
Light machines for woodwork
Evans Brothers Limited
1952
A guide to selected small machines for the craftsman in both the home and the professional workshop.
Modern furniture and fittings
B.T. Batsford Ltd.
1955
A guide to the production and construction of selected classes of furniture.
Brown's knots and splices with tables on strengths of ropes, etc., and wire rigging
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Limited
1959
Discusses the knotting and working of rope and wire for seamen, yachtsmen, and other rope users.
Arts and crafts metalwork: Blackwell, the Arts and Crafts House, 23 July - 2 November 2003
Lakeland Arts Trust,
1993
Published to accompany an exhibition at Blackwell.
Dutch tiles
Merlin Press
1963
A detailed account of the change and developments of Dutch tiles from the 16th century onwards.
Steeplejacks and steeplejacking
Jonathan Cape Limited
1925
The memoirs of a steeplejack based on thirty years in the trade.
Fired earth: 1000 years of tiles in Europe
Richard Dennis Publications
1991
Published to accompany a touring exhibition.
