Report by Mr. C. R. Ashbee on the arts and crafts of Jerusalem and district, 1918.

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Report by Mr. C. R. Ashbee on the arts and crafts of Jerusalem and district, 1918.

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Unpublished bound typescript with manuscript annotations and consisting of 105 pages of text on foolscap, including introduction, appendix and index. The illustrations include 4 drawings and 91 original photographs executed by Ashbee. The text goes into detail about existing crafts throughout the Jerusalem district. It begins with a review and description of the arts and crafts in the City and surrounding districts. This is followed by an account of the modern changes in the City and its schools and religious organizations where the crafts are taught. Other topics include agriculture in relation to crafts; national costume; and a plan for a central civic school which would coordinate with civic services in the areas of historic monuments, scientific archeology, the civic museum, health services, prison management and the labor bureau.

1 v. (104 leaves with 130 photographic prints and 4 drawings) ; 35 cm.

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Ashbee, C.R. (Charles Robert), 1863-1942

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Epithet: architect and printer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x000320 Ashbee was an English architect, city planner, designer and utopian socialist. He was the founder of the Guild of Handicraft in London, an experimental workshop in the English Arts and Crafts movement. In 1917, he was invited by the British military governor to advise on town planning in Jerusalem and report on its local crafts and i...