The book of craftsmen; the story of men's handiwork through the ages (1900)
Bruce, Marjory · New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. · leaf 105
The Worker in Wood apron, an embroidered smock, a black silk collar, and a silken fillet round her head. Nicholas plays an impish trick on poor honest John when he persuades him that a second Flood is about to over- whelm the world. John, believing that his learned lodger, a student of astrology,… … ST JOSEPH WORKING AS A CARPENTER From a fresco in Carpenters' Hall, London. may be saved. The simple fellow made three ladders with his own hands, so that they might climb up to their refuge; and he stocked each tub with bread, cheese, and good ale. But, of course, it was all a rather cruel and…
Decorative arts · Industrial arts
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