Publication details
Pilnikářství. Příběh řemesla, které na Vysočině přetrvalo do poloviny 20. století
| Title in English | File-making. A story of a handicraft that survived until the mid-20th century in the Vysočina Region |
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Monograph |
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| Description | File-making is a historical handicraft that focussed on handcrafted files and rasps. In a specific way, file manufacturing influenced the life in the today´s village of Křižánky at that time, as it provided a wide social stratum with an opportunity of earning their living, and it became a significant economic and social phenomenon. The conducted research and the subsequent analysis showed that the roots of the prosperity of local specialized productions must be searched in a wider context. This is the reason why this publication introduces the handicraft of file-making from several viewpoints, and in the complexity made possible by the research into historical sources and the interviews with last surviving witnesses. |
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